used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was looking for Stuyvesant.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE JOURNEY.
immediately past
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
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 One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was looking for Stuyvesant.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
occurrencesnounUS /əˈkɜːrənsɪz/
plural of “occurrence” — an event that happens
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
Phonny
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From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
Phonny's
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From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
in the near future
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
cut with a saw
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was looking for Stuyvesant.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
StuyvesantnounUS /ˈstaɪvəsənt/
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading She was looking for Stuyvesant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been down to build a bridge across a small brook in a field beyond the garden.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading Presently she saw him and Phonny coming through the garden gate with tools in their hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was looking for Stuyvesant.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
at the time that
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading One evening about a week after the occurrences related in the last chapter, when Phonny's foot had got entirely well, Mrs. Henry went to the door which led to the back yard with a letter in her hand.
