used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
clothing in general
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading She had left school eighteen months earlier, and time often hung heavily on her.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading She had left school eighteen months earlier, and time often hung heavily on her.
being one more than ten
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
to a considerable degree
From this reading She had left school eighteen months earlier, and time often hung heavily on her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She had left school eighteen months earlier, and time often hung heavily on her.
idlenessnounUS /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
having no employment
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
and nothing more
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
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 She had left school eighteen months earlier, and time often hung heavily on her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
take the midday meal
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
mendedverbUS /ˈmendɪd/
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She had left school eighteen months earlier, and time often hung heavily on her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She had left school eighteen months earlier, and time often hung heavily on her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
not used up
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
ROSEMARYnounUS /ˈroʊzmeri/
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading THERE’S ROSEMARY....
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
an educational institution
From this reading She had left school eighteen months earlier, and time often hung heavily on her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
for a short time
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
THERE'S
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From this reading THERE’S ROSEMARY....
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
tidied
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From this reading She did little things about the house: she tidied her own room, mended her own clothes, did some occasional cooking, but she had many hours of idleness.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ralph went round to see April on the next morning, shortly after eleven o’clock.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had just been out for a long walk by herself and, on her return, had taken up a novel with which to while away the two hours remaining to lunch time.
