used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
anew
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
apple-tree
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
a young person of either sex
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
high-road
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
shrubberies
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
the season of growth
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
not in physical motion
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
wistfullyadverbUS /ˈwɪstfəli/
in a wistful manner
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
