Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

pleasantly occupied

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

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From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

placed in a grave

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

plural of “cart” — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

plural of “cartwheel” — a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

a small house with a single story

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

make void or empty of contents

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

something acquired without compensation

From this reading LUCIA'S GIFT.

a loft in a barn where hay is stored

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

plural of “hen” — adult female chicken

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

and nothing more

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

a narrow way or road

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LUCIA'S GIFT.

the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

a person, without saying who

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

still full

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Barbara was always devising some means to help someone, or do something, while little May was dreaming of royal palaces and untasted joys.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

during the time that

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."

showing curiosity

From this reading That afternoon, just as Lucia was wondering what she should do with herself, she heard cartwheels lumbering up the lane which led to the back of the cottage.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading BARBARA CAREW lived in a practical world, while May lived in an imaginative one.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading So Barbara amused her brothers and sisters; was always ready to run out to the hens, or follow Mrs. Giah to the farm to look for eggs, or to climb up into the empty carts with her brothers, while May would be seated in a corner of the hayloft, talking to her doll, or buried in the "Arabian Nights."