used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
(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 Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
an occurrence of something
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
dormernounUS /ˈdɔːrmər/
a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
From this reading It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
eavesnounUS /iːvz/
the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
From this reading It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
gablenounUS /ˈɡeɪbəl/
the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
ivynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
Kelpienoun
(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It reached a little above the eaves, right under the dormer window.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
not any; not one
From this reading It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It reached a little above the eaves, right under the dormer window.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It reached a little above the eaves, right under the dormer window.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
in or at that place or location
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It reached a little above the eaves, right under the dormer window.
unfrequently
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From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One day there was something doing about the ivy, which covered all the gable and half the front of the house, and the ladder they had been using was left leaning against the back.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Another Kelpie In the summer we all slept in a large room in the wide sloping roof.
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 It had a dormer window, at no great distance above the eaves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night I could not sleep, as was not unfrequently the case with me.
