used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
in the past
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Long before this Nancy was happily asleep.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before this Nancy was happily asleep.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
a social unit living together
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
forksnounUS /fɔːrks/
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
glimmeringnounUS /ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ/
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
a quick look
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading Long before this Nancy was happily asleep.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
knivesnounUS /naɪvz/
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
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 Long before this Nancy was happily asleep.
come together
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Long before this Nancy was happily asleep.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
a course of conduct
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Long before this Nancy was happily asleep.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Helen and Elizabeth and their uncle had come far along the road to meet the chairs of their guests and out they pulled Nancy and Edward for a gay walk home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long before this Nancy was happily asleep.
accept gladly
From this reading Thoughts of sun and moon had gone glimmering before the joy of her welcome.
which person or people
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But Nancy came now without fear, like one who had her own place in this merry family.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was so like their coming a year ago and so different, the same dusky winding down the mountain path to the settlement, the same bright lights and noise of music from a score of summer homes, the glimpse of the verandah through the trees with servants bustling to set knives and forks on the table.
