used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
any thing at all
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading Everything was refreshed, and everyone’s spirits were aroused from enervation and lethargy.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
BEADEDadjectiveUS /ˈbiːdɪd/
covered with beads of liquid
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
BELTnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
Bess
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From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
copiousadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊpiəs/
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
From this reading During the night it rained, a gentle, copious rain—the first in weeks.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
deftadjectiveUS /deft/
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
donnedverbUS /dɑːnd/
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
enervationnoun
lack of vitality
From this reading Everything was refreshed, and everyone’s spirits were aroused from enervation and lethargy.
everyone's
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From this reading Everything was refreshed, and everyone’s spirits were aroused from enervation and lethargy.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was refreshed, and everyone’s spirits were aroused from enervation and lethargy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading During the night it rained, a gentle, copious rain—the first in weeks.
FletchernounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everything was refreshed, and everyone’s spirits were aroused from enervation and lethargy.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading During the night it rained, a gentle, copious rain—the first in weeks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
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 James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the night it rained, a gentle, copious rain—the first in weeks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
and nothing more
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
lethargynounUS /ˈleθərdʒi/
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading Everything was refreshed, and everyone’s spirits were aroused from enervation and lethargy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading During the night it rained, a gentle, copious rain—the first in weeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading During the night it rained, a gentle, copious rain—the first in weeks.
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading During the night it rained, a gentle, copious rain—the first in weeks.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/
with restored energy
From this reading Everything was refreshed, and everyone’s spirits were aroused from enervation and lethargy.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Everything was refreshed, and everyone’s spirits were aroused from enervation and lethargy.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The weather during the few previous weeks had been unusually hot and dry, so that riding had been anything but pleasant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everything was refreshed, and everyone’s spirits were aroused from enervation and lethargy.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
at the time that
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE STRENGTH OF A BEADED BELT It was a beautiful morning toward the end of August when Bess Fletcher donned her new brown riding skirt, which her deft fingers had just completed, and came out to her waiting horse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading James and Henry had been busy with the hay crop, and Mrs. West and Bess had spent the time with their sewing and reading.
