used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
CroftnounUS /krɔːft/
a small farm worked by a crofter
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
disrepairnounUS /ˌdɪsrɪˈper/
in need of repairs
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
engineeringnounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/
the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
Gaspard
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From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
most important element
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
paddocknounUS /ˈpædək/
pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
PinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
riotousadjectiveUS /ˈraɪətəs/
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “What a shame!
stablesnounUS /ˈsteɪbəlz/
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
thoroughbrednounUS /ˈθɜːroʊˈbred/
a well-bred person
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
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 The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
weedsnounUS /wiːdz/
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a shame!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The water main from the little lake in the hills above, an engineering triumph of Gaspard and the joy of his wife, was broken and the water running in a flood over the lawn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The garden was riotous with a tangled mass of weeds and flowers.
woefuladjectiveUS /ˈwoʊfəl/
affected by or full of grief or woe
From this reading The stables, the corral, the paddock for the thoroughbred riding horses were in woeful disrepair.
a late time of life
From this reading Three years of neglect had left their mark upon the Pine Croft bungalow.
