used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
(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 It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
have
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
bull's-eyenoun
a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
chimedverbUS /tʃaɪmd/
past form of “chime” — emit a sound
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
crouchverbUS /kraʊtʃ/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading On one of these seats sit, or rather crouch, a man and a woman.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
eludingnounUS /ɪˈluːdɪŋ/
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
freezingnounUS /ˈfriːzɪŋ/
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
homelessnounUS /ˈhoʊmləs/
someone unfortunate without housing
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
Hyde
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From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
loiterers
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From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
London'snounUS /ˈlʌndənz/
possessive form of “london” — the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On one of these seats sit, or rather crouch, a man and a woman.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
not any; not one
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of these seats sit, or rather crouch, a man and a woman.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On one of these seats sit, or rather crouch, a man and a woman.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
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 Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
policemannounUS /pəˈliːsmən/
a member of a police force
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
on the contrary
From this reading On one of these seats sit, or rather crouch, a man and a woman.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
saunters
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From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
SerpentineadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrpəntaɪn/
resembling a serpent in form
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
be seated
From this reading On one of these seats sit, or rather crouch, a man and a woman.
skatersnounUS /ˈskeɪtərz/
plural of “skater” — someone who skates
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On one of these seats sit, or rather crouch, a man and a woman.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Twelve o’clock has chimed from Big Ben, and Hyde Park is deserted.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
which person or people
From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It is a cold winter night, and the snow lies upon London’s open spaces.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading On one of these seats sit, or rather crouch, a man and a woman.
wretches
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From this reading Here and there, eluding as best they can the bull’s-eye of the policeman who saunters along on his round, lie the miserable homeless wretches who creep into the London parks and stretch their weary limbs out for a while upon the seats.
but in spite of that
From this reading It has been freezing hard all day, but the ice on the Serpentine is not thick enough to bear the great army of skaters yet, and so there are no loiterers along the bank.
