used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
a line of approach
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
Faerynoun
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
Hubert
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
inquiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/
given to inquiry
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
a unit of instruction
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
Oaklands
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
reinedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening, my first knitting lesson ended, on returning to Oaklands a surprise awaited me.
in the direction of
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
unceremoniouslyadverbUS /ˌʌnserəˈmoʊniəsli/
in an unceremonious manner
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
untruthnounUS /ənˈtruːθ/
a false statement
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
WINTHROP
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WINTHROP.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I was walking briskly up the avenue towards the house I met Hubert with Faery coming to bring me home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Winthrop has come, and is inquiring very particularly where you are in hiding, and I believe my poor mother is afraid of telling him an untruth, for she hurried me off very unceremoniously after you," Hubert said, as he reined up Faery for a moment's conversation.
