used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a world of black, and white, and grey.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Flocks of white seagulls circled among them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
chirrupnoun
a series of chirps
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
circledverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəld/
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading Flocks of white seagulls circled among them.
Clare
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From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
CORY
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From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
drawing-room
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From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
elmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
fearlessnessnoun
feeling no fear
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
finchesnounUS /ˈfɪntʃɪz/
plural of “finch” — any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
FlocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Flocks of white seagulls circled among them.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was a world of black, and white, and grey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
Hippesley
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From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a world of black, and white, and grey.
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 The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
JOHNSTONE
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From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
seagullsnounUS /ˈsiːɡʌlz/
plural of “seagull” — mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
From this reading Flocks of white seagulls circled among them.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
St
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From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
stirrupnounUS /ˈstɜːrəp/
support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Flocks of white seagulls circled among them.
up to a particular time
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Light foot to press the stirrup, In fearlessness and glee, Or dance till finches chirrup, And stars sink in the sea._ CORY JOHNSTONE.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dusk was falling, and the great limbs of the elms in St. James’ Park stood leafless and black against the sombre twilight.
a Caucasian
From this reading Flocks of white seagulls circled among them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was a world of black, and white, and grey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One day you might have seen Clare sitting with Miss Hippesley in the drawing-room.
