Chapter XX

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

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

(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 The children were all out on the loch with Donald.

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

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)

From this reading Marcus Aurelius.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The children were all out on the loch with Donald.

not accessible to view

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

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

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

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

From this reading The children were all out on the loch with Donald.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

a small natural hill

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

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

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

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

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

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

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

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

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

in a slow and lazy manner

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

From this reading The children were all out on the loch with Donald.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

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From this reading Marcus Aurelius.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The children were all out on the loch with Donald.

the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

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

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."

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

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

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

From this reading It was a very hot afternoon; Rowena was sewing, and Di was lazily reclining in a hammock under the old cedar tree.

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

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

at the time that

From this reading ROWENA and Di were on the lawn in front of the house when Hector Ross arrived.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The children were all out on the loch with Donald.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading HECTOR ROSS "A man of integrity, sincerity and good nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance."