used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a beautiful place.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
Alice
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
ChristophernounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
conspiracynounUS /kənˈspɪrəsi/
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
damnounUS /dæm/
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
Elsie
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
divisible by two
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
glassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlæsi/
resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
hatchingnounUS /ˈhætʃɪŋ/
the production of young from an egg
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful place.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
and nothing more
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
Osric
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From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
outletnounUS /ˈaʊtlet/
a place of business for retailing goods
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a beautiful place.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading The river ran sparkling along, and made a cheerful, pleasant murmur against its banks.
not in physical motion
From this reading Just above the dam it was still and glassy, and poured over the edge of the dam in a smooth, even sheet.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful place.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It was just the same, winter or summer, for it was the outlet of quite a large lake ten or twelve miles away, and was not affected by the dry weather.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHILE Osric and Christopher had been hatching their conspiracy, Elsie and Anna had been sitting with Alice Brown under the willow by the side of the river.
