used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
(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 was all so reposeful, so secure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
artisticadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "How pretty!" she thought; "I never noticed that before."
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
without deviation
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
the act of discovering something
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
set up or found
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
gray-greenadjective
of green tinged with grey
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
How
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From this reading "How pretty!" she thought; "I never noticed that before."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How pretty!" she thought; "I never noticed that before."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
for more time
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
engage in
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "How pretty!" she thought; "I never noticed that before."
not any; not one
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
being perceived or observed
From this reading "How pretty!" she thought; "I never noticed that before."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "How pretty!" she thought; "I never noticed that before."
RECEIVESverbUS /rəˈsiːvz/
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
reposefuladjective
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading It was all so reposeful, so secure.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
get by special effort
From this reading It was all so reposeful, so secure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was all so reposeful, so secure.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
a special situation
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "How pretty!" she thought; "I never noticed that before."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading She found every familiar thing had taken on a peculiar value--a literary and artistic value.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all so reposeful, so secure.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ROSE RECEIVES A LETTER Rose went directly from that storm to the repose and apparent peace of the country, and it helped her to make a great discovery.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading A red barn set against a gray-green wooded hillside was no longer commonplace.
