used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
anew
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She longed to gallop away, away--where, she cared little.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
Barrington
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From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
Binnie
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From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
bloomsnounUS /bluːmz/
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading She longed to gallop away, away--where, she cared little.
cherrynounUS /ˈtʃeri/
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
put on clothes
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
far-away
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From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading She longed to gallop away, away--where, she cared little.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
a young female
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
GypsynounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
how
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From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
larknounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She longed to gallop away, away--where, she cared little.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She longed to gallop away, away--where, she cared little.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
musingnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
oriolenounUS /ˈɔːrioʊl/
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
pepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
a light shade of red
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
San
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From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
an educational institution
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
Seritos
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From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
sunlitadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnlɪt/
lighted by sunlight
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
treetopsnounUS /ˈtriːtɔːps/
plural of “treetop” — the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
in or at the place that
From this reading She longed to gallop away, away--where, she cared little.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Again she was a little girl, clad in a cherry red dress and seated in the boughs of the far-away pepper tree which stood on the edge of the Barrington estate in San Seritos.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
a Caucasian
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
Widdemere
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From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
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 Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A month had passed and the orchard back of the school was a bower of pink and white blooms, while oriole, robin and meadow lark made the fragrant sunlit air joyous with song.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Gypsy Nan stood at the open window of their room gazing out over the treetops to the highway, and how she yearned for her pony Binnie.
a late time of life
From this reading Then she thought of the happy ride she and Robert Widdemere had taken three years before, and, sitting down on the window seat, with her chin resting on one hand, she fell to musing of those other days.
