used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
Allan
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From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
arbutusnoun
any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Allan Tierney, the celebrated painter of beautiful women.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Allan Tierney, the celebrated painter of beautiful women.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
a small house with a single story
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
eccentricadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading He was reputed to be a lonely, eccentric man.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Valancy had two wonderful moments that spring.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading He was reputed to be a lonely, eccentric man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
Mistawis
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From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Valancy had two wonderful moments that spring.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading Allan Tierney, the celebrated painter of beautiful women.
reputedverbUS /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/
past form of “repute” — look on as or consider
From this reading He was reputed to be a lonely, eccentric man.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
the season of growth
From this reading Valancy had two wonderful moments that spring.
sprucenounUS /spruːs/
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Valancy had two wonderful moments that spring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
Tierney
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From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Valancy had two wonderful moments that spring.
Valancy
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From this reading Valancy had two wonderful moments that spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
which person or people
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Allan Tierney, the celebrated painter of beautiful women.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Valancy had two wonderful moments that spring.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading One day, coming home through the woods, with her arms full of trailing arbutus and creeping spruce, she met a man who she knew must be Allan Tierney.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading He lived in New York in winter, but he owned an island cottage at the northern end of Mistawis to which he always came the minute the ice was out of the lake.
