used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
at or in the front
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "The very nicest thing in all the world is a mother," she said to herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No need now to pretend a piano she remembered with pride and pleasure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "The very nicest thing in all the world is a mother," she said to herself.
hied
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From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The very nicest thing in all the world is a mother," she said to herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
Jamie
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From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading No need now to pretend a piano she remembered with pride and pleasure.
nicestadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪsɪst/
superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "The very nicest thing in all the world is a mother," she said to herself.
not any; not one
From this reading No need now to pretend a piano she remembered with pride and pleasure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No need now to pretend a piano she remembered with pride and pleasure.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading No need now to pretend a piano she remembered with pride and pleasure.
PinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading No need now to pretend a piano she remembered with pride and pleasure.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading No need now to pretend a piano she remembered with pride and pleasure.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading No need now to pretend a piano she remembered with pride and pleasure.
rackverbUS /ræk/
go at a rack
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading No need now to pretend a piano she remembered with pride and pleasure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The very nicest thing in all the world is a mother," she said to herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
deliver by singing
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
with low volume
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
not in physical motion
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
a special situation
From this reading "The very nicest thing in all the world is a mother," she said to herself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading She began softly to sing the old tune but this time Little Jamie was not the refrain, but that other one: Dearest Mother.
precisely as stated
From this reading "The very nicest thing in all the world is a mother," she said to herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOOKING AHEAD It was one lovely day in June that Nan hied her to Place o' Pines.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading She gazed with a half smile at the old log of wood on which the music rack was still fastened.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "The very nicest thing in all the world is a mother," she said to herself.
