used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a month later.
(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 first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END AND THE BEGINNING.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE END AND THE BEGINNING.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
class-room
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From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
cosines
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From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, what?" cried Peggy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END AND THE BEGINNING.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
FluffyadjectiveUS /ˈflʌfi/
like down or as soft as down
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
set up or found
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a month later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was a month later.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was a month later.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, what?" cried Peggy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
Peggy
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From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
powderedadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊdərd/
consisting of fine particles
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
sinesnounUS /saɪnz/
plural of “sine” — ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
SnowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
tangentsnounUS /ˈtændʒənts/
plural of “tangent” — a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END AND THE BEGINNING.
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 The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Coming out of the class-room one day, her heart singing of sines and cosines and tangents, Peggy found the Snowy and the Fluffy waiting for her at the door, with radiant faces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a month later.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what?" cried Peggy.
a Caucasian
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first snow had fallen, and the lawn was white with it, and all the trees and bushes powdered with frost.
