used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
Antonio
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From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Have you any plan?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
breviarynoun
(Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
cassocknounUS /ˈkæsək/
a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
crumbsnounUS /krʌmz/
plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
goldfishes
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From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you any plan?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
not in physical motion
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
not one, and not any
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “Have you any plan?”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Father Antonio, his head down, and the open breviary under his nose, brushed my foot with the skirt of his cassock.
precisely as stated
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The goldfishes that had been lying motionless, with their heads pointing different ways, glided into a bunch to the fall of my shadow, waiting for crumbs of bread.
at the time that
From this reading When he came back, walking very slowly, I said, “None.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I took a chair near the marble rim of the basin with its border of English flowers, its splashing thread of water.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you any plan?”
