the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading In the afternoon she went driving with her father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
boulevardnounUS /ˈbʊləvɑːrd/
a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
CAMILLA
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From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
Champney
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From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
conceptionsnounUS /kənˈsepʃənz/
plural of “conception” — an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading “His conceptions impress me, Camilla.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do indeed!
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading In the afternoon she went driving with her father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading In the afternoon she went driving with her father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
garrulousadjectiveUS /ˈɡerələs/
full of trivial conversation
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
glintingadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪntɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the afternoon she went driving with her father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His conceptions impress me, Camilla.
impressverbUS /ˌɪmˈpres/
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading “His conceptions impress me, Camilla.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading They do indeed!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “His conceptions impress me, Camilla.
moon-shaped
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From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the afternoon she went driving with her father.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
store-room
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From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do indeed!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry Champney was garrulous on the subject of Dick's plans for the new railroad bridge and station, the three parks and moon-shaped boulevard.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In the afternoon she went driving with her father.
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 |CAMILLA spent the morning in the store-room, staring through the window at the tree tops and glinting river.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the afternoon she went driving with her father.
