Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading What a dandy house!"

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

From this reading TOM, DICK, AND HARRY "Jumping Grasshoppers!

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

fresh and animated

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

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

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

From this reading What a dandy house!"

in a delightful manner

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

someone who is a detective

From this reading TOM, DICK, AND HARRY "Jumping Grasshoppers!

a road leading up to a private house

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

(of sounds) repeating by reflection

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

having or showing great excitement and interest

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

possessive form of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

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

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

From this reading TOM, DICK, AND HARRY "Jumping Grasshoppers!

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading TOM, DICK, AND HARRY "Jumping Grasshoppers!

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

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading What a dandy house!"

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

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

From this reading TOM, DICK, AND HARRY "Jumping Grasshoppers!

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

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

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

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

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

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

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

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

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

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

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

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

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

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

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

having a supporting base

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

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

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

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

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

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

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

male cat

From this reading TOM, DICK, AND HARRY "Jumping Grasshoppers!

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

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

From this reading "Oh, grandiferous!" cried Marjorie, echoing her brother's enthusiastic tones, and standing up in the car, better to see their new home.

precisely as stated

From this reading Seacote, the place chosen by Mr. Maynard for his family's summering, was on the southern shore of Long Island, not very far from Rockaway Beach.

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

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What a dandy house!"

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.

belonging to which person

From this reading The Maynards' motor swung into the driveway of a large and pleasant looking place, whose lawn showed some sand spots here and there, and whose trees were tall pines, but whose whole effect was delightfully breezy and seashorey.