used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
Allister
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From this reading The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
a line of approach
From this reading The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed too heavenly to be true.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
DorisnounUS /ˈdɔːrəs/
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading It seemed too heavenly to be true.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
how
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From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
inclinenounUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪn/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
purplishadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrplɪʃ/
of a color intermediate between red and blue
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
Shirley
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From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
spirenounUS /spaɪr/
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
having a supporting base
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
summeryadjective
belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
possessing sweep
From this reading The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It seemed too heavenly to be true.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
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 The car swept around the corner of Allister Avenue, and curved down between tall trees.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It seemed too heavenly to be true.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
accept gladly
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The white spire in the distance drew nearer now, and the purplish hills were off at one side.
at the time that
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
a Caucasian
From this reading The car leaped forward up the smooth white road, and the great barn as they looked back to it seemed to smile pleasantly to them in farewell.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Shirley looked back, and tried to think how it would seem to come home every night and see Doris standing at the top of the grassy incline waiting to welcome her; tried to fancy her mother in a hammock under the big tree a little later when it grew warm and summery, and the boys working in their garden.
