used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next I saw a young woman.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had a ring of black around its neck and an olive-leaf in its mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It had a ring of black around its neck and an olive-leaf in its mouth.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I thought to myself: “What a beautiful picture!”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It had a ring of black around its neck and an olive-leaf in its mouth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
dovenounUS /dʌv/
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next I saw a young woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a ring of black around its neck and an olive-leaf in its mouth.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had a ring of black around its neck and an olive-leaf in its mouth.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
lantern-people
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From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading It had a ring of black around its neck and an olive-leaf in its mouth.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I thought to myself: “What a beautiful picture!”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading It had a ring of black around its neck and an olive-leaf in its mouth.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next I saw a young woman.
not any; not one
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
olive-leaf
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had a ring of black around its neck and an olive-leaf in its mouth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
prettieradjectiveUS /ˈprɪtiər/
comparative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading It had a ring of black around its neck and an olive-leaf in its mouth.
cut with a saw
From this reading Next I saw a young woman.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought to myself: “What a beautiful picture!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought to myself: “What a beautiful picture!”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thought to myself: “What a beautiful picture!”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw her coming from a long way down the street, and she never turned her sides, no matter whom she met, but always kept one picture in front, and that was of a dove.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Next I saw a young woman.
but in spite of that
From this reading She was prettier than any of the lantern-people I had yet seen.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Next I saw a young woman.
