Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

(of clothing) very short

From this reading The job was quickly done, for the breakfast service was very abbreviated.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

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From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

next to; at the side of

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

(of hats) having a broad brim

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

wet with dew

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

plural of “ditch” — a long narrow excavation in the earth

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The job was quickly done, for the breakfast service was very abbreviated.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The job was quickly done, for the breakfast service was very abbreviated.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

relating to or associated with an empire

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading The job was quickly done, for the breakfast service was very abbreviated.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

march in a procession

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

attach something somewhere by means of nails

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

above and across; more than

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

with speed

From this reading The job was quickly done, for the breakfast service was very abbreviated.

the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

only a very short time before

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading The job was quickly done, for the breakfast service was very abbreviated.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

the season of growth

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

changing location by moving back and forth

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

precisely as stated

From this reading The job was quickly done, for the breakfast service was very abbreviated.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading March is the middle of spring in the Imperial Valley and already the grass grew thick beside the water ditches, and leaves were full grown on the cottonwood trees.

in or at the place that

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Imogene Chandler was washing the breakfast dishes out under the canopy of arrow-weed roof, where they ate summer and winter.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading The sunlight, soft through the dewy early morning, filled the whole valley with a yellow radiance.

but in spite of that

From this reading She took a broad-brimmed straw hat from a nail on the corner post, and swinging it in her hand, for the sun was yet scarcely over the rim of the Red Buttes far to the east, went out across the field to where her father was already at work.