used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In his hand was a book on Woodcraft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Rob himself would have put it, the "spring was in his blood."
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading But he was not just now devoting his attention to the volume.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading As Rob himself would have put it, the "spring was in his blood."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading In his hand was a book on Woodcraft.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not just now devoting his attention to the volume.
devotingverbUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “devote” — give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading But he was not just now devoting his attention to the volume.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
HamptonnounUS /ˈhæmptən/
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In his hand was a book on Woodcraft.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As Rob himself would have put it, the "spring was in his blood."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was not just now devoting his attention to the volume.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Rob himself would have put it, the "spring was in his blood."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
and nothing more
From this reading But he was not just now devoting his attention to the volume.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was not just now devoting his attention to the volume.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But he was not just now devoting his attention to the volume.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As Rob himself would have put it, the "spring was in his blood."
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
the season of growth
From this reading As Rob himself would have put it, the "spring was in his blood."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he was not just now devoting his attention to the volume.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading But he was not just now devoting his attention to the volume.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rob Blake was sitting on the porch of his home in Hampton.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Instead he let it hang idly from one hand while he gazed up through the maple tops and dreamed of many things.
Woodcraftnoun
skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping)
From this reading In his hand was a book on Woodcraft.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As Rob himself would have put it, the "spring was in his blood."
