used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
ancestorsnounUS /ˈænsestərz/
plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
confined by bonds
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
EdictnounUS /ˈiːdɪkt/
a formal or authoritative proclamation
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
being one more than seven
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
explorationnounUS /ˌeksplərˈeɪʃən/
to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
a social unit living together
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
fisher-man
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From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
set up or found
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
ten 10s
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
Lentaigne
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From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
Lucius
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From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
NantesnounUS /nænts/
a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
the possibility of future success
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
RevocationnounUS /ˌrevəˈkeɪʃən/
the state of being cancelled or annulled
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
Rosnacree
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From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
express in words
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
term of address for a man
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
sixty-fiveadjective
being five more than sixty
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
in or at that place or location
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
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 From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
vistasnounUS /ˈvɪstəz/
plural of “vista” — the visual percept of a region
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For eight miles the bay stretches north to the range of hills which bound it.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading From the dining-room windows, so carefully have vistas been cut through the trees, there is a broad prospect of sea and shore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For five or six miles westward its waters are dotted over with islands.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading Rosnacree House, the home of Sir Lucius Lentaigne and his ancestors since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes brought the family to Ireland in search of religious freedom, stands high on a wooded slope above the southern shore of a great bay.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading There are, the people say, three hundred and sixty-five of them, so that a fisher-man with a taste for exploration, could such a one be found, might land on a different island every day for a whole year.
