used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading June stood as often before, with comb and brush in hand.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
next to; at the side of
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
terminate
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading June stood as often before, with comb and brush in hand.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
combverbUS /koʊm/
straighten with a comb
From this reading June stood as often before, with comb and brush in hand.
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
dewyadjectiveUS /ˈduːi/
wet with dew
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
put on clothes
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
glimpsesnounUS /ˈɡlɪmpsɪz/
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading June stood as often before, with comb and brush in hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
honeysucklenounUS /ˈhʌnisʌkəl/
shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Daisy leaned out of her window.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
many times at short intervals
From this reading June stood as often before, with comb and brush in hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
in the near future
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading June stood as often before, with comb and brush in hand.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
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 There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a honeysuckle below the window; its dewy sweet smell came up to her, and the breath of the morning was sweet beside in all the trees and leaves around; the sun shone on the short turf by glimpses, where the trees would let it.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Daisy was not soon done with that business on this particular day; she would break off, half dressed, and go to lean out of her window.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading June came the next morning to dress her young mistress as usual.
