used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “My child!”
continuationnounUS /kənˌtɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
a special loved one
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I have a dull pain here, near my heart.
at any time
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Olive, I feel ill--very ill!
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
Gwynne
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From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
Harold
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From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a dull pain here, near my heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I have a dull pain here, near my heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have a dull pain here, near my heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Olive, I feel ill--very ill!
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Olive, I feel ill--very ill!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
landscapesnounUS /ˈlændskeɪps/
plural of “landscape” — an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My child!”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I have a dull pain here, near my heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I have a dull pain here, near my heart.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Olive, I feel ill--very ill!
visionarynounUS /ˈvɪʒəneri/
a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
wherein
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From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The feeble call startled Olive out of a dream, wherein she was walking through one of those lovely visionary landscapes--more glorious than any ever seen by day--with her mother and with Harold Gwynne.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, darling,” she answered, in a sleepy, happy voice, thinking it a continuation of the dream.
