used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
anno
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From this reading "O! primavera gioventu dell' anno!
any person at all
From this reading Everyone who was anybody of importance was now in town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
canteringadjective
riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
chatteringnounUS /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
dellnounUS /del/
a small wooded hollow
From this reading "O! primavera gioventu dell' anno!
della
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From this reading O! gioventu primavera della vitae!!!"
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
every person
From this reading Everyone who was anybody of importance was now in town.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
fresh-looking
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From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
gioventu
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From this reading "O! primavera gioventu dell' anno!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
greetingsnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Everyone who was anybody of importance was now in town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Everyone who was anybody of importance was now in town.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O! primavera gioventu dell' anno!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
pedestriannounUS /pəˈdestriən/
a person who travels by foot
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
primavera
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From this reading "O! primavera gioventu dell' anno!
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Everyone who was anybody of importance was now in town.
vitae
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From this reading O! gioventu primavera della vitae!!!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful afternoon in the middle of June, and the London season was at its height.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
which person or people
From this reading Everyone who was anybody of importance was now in town.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sweet, fresh-looking girls, in the full enjoyment of their first season, were cantering by, gaily chattering in the Row, their faces glowing with excitement and pleasure as they caught sight of some pedestrian acquaintances and nodded their greetings.
