used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLOTHO, LACHESIS, AND ATROPOS.
ATROPOSnoun
the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life
From this reading CLOTHO, LACHESIS, AND ATROPOS.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
Casterton
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From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
Cliefden
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From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
CLOTHOnoun
the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life
From this reading CLOTHO, LACHESIS, AND ATROPOS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
Cookham
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From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
Foley
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From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
Hainault's
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From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
HartnounUS /hɑːrt/
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
Henley
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From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
LACHESISnoun
the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
From this reading CLOTHO, LACHESIS, AND ATROPOS.
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving Ranford Park, the road passes through the pretty village of Ranford.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
Pangbourne
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From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Leaving Ranford Park, the road passes through the pretty village of Ranford.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Leaving Ranford Park, the road passes through the pretty village of Ranford.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Leaving Ranford Park, the road passes through the pretty village of Ranford.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
Ranford
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From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
surpassesverbUS /sərˈpæsɪz/
third-person singular of “surpass” — distinguish oneself
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Leaving Ranford Park, the road passes through the pretty village of Ranford.
Wargrave
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From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The road from Ranford to Casterton, which is the name of Lord Hainault's place, runs through about three miles of the most beautiful scenery.
a Caucasian
From this reading And in the street of Ranford, which is a regular street, the principal inn is the White Hart, kept by Mrs. Foley.
but in spite of that
From this reading Although it may barely come up to Cookham or Cliefden, yet it surpasses the piece from Wargrave to Henley, and beats Pangbourne hollow.
