from one side of something to the other
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "OH, I do hope she will come!
a small house with a single story
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "OH, I do hope she will come!
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
FowlernounUS /ˈfaʊlər/
English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
Greystone
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From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Perfectly Happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "OH, I do hope she will come!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "OH, I do hope she will come!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
It's
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From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
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 I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
lilacnounUS /ˈlaɪlæk/
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
Margaret
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "OH, I do hope she will come!
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Perfectly Happy.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "OH, I do hope she will come!
she's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
at the time that
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The speaker, Margaret Fowler, started up from her seat beneath the lilac tree, and ran across the lawn in the direction of the gate which led from the grounds of Greystone into the road.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "OH, I do hope she will come!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I had thought of watching from my bedroom window, I could have seen then when she left the cottage."
but in spite of that
From this reading It's nearly five o'clock, and she's not in sight yet.
