used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
antithesisnounUS /ænˈtɪθəsəs/
exact opposite
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
behaviornounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
dearly loved
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
confined by bonds
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
a youthful male person
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
Cecile
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From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
chiseledadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪzəld/
having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
a social unit living together
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
a boy or man
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
firm-looking
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From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
hoidenishness
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From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
how
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From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
inordinatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈnɔːrdənətli/
extremely
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
iotanounUS /ˌaɪˈoʊtə/
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
engage in
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
Maltby
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From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
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 She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
moldedadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊldəd/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
NAMINGnounUS /ˈneɪmɪŋ/
the verbal act of naming
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
by chance
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
a human being
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
roguishadjective
playful in an appealingly bold way
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
ShepardnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
small-framed
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From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
sprightlyadjectiveUS /ˈspraɪtli/
full of spirit and vitality
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless, perhaps, Aunt Sarah Maltby refused to melt before the sunshine of his smile.
precisely as stated
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
which person or people
From this reading NAMING THE NEW BABY Luke Shepard was a very friendly person who was bound to make himself beloved by the entire Corner House family.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He was a handsome fellow, too--curly brown hair, a good brown and red complexion, well chiseled features, brown eyes set wide apart, and lips that laughed above a well molded and firm-looking chin.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Cecile was his antithesis--sprightly and small-framed, roguish of look and behavior, without an iota of hoidenishness about her.
a late time of life
From this reading She was inordinately fond of her brother, and she could not understand how the Corner House girls had managed to get on so many years without one boy, at least, in the family.
