used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
quickly and without warning
From this reading "Let's take a walk," he said abruptly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Suppose we walk down through the park and take a look at the lake," he suggested.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Suppose we walk down through the park and take a look at the lake," he suggested.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
Ernestine
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From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
opinion or judgment
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
gayeradjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪər/
comparative of “gay” — bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let's take a walk," he said abruptly.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
Karl
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From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "Suppose we walk down through the park and take a look at the lake," he suggested.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's take a walk," he said abruptly.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Suppose we walk down through the park and take a look at the lake," he suggested.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
take in marriage
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading "Suppose we walk down through the park and take a look at the lake," he suggested.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
smellsnounUS /smelz/
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
the season of growth
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Suppose we walk down through the park and take a look at the lake," he suggested.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose we walk down through the park and take a look at the lake," he suggested.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
carry out
From this reading "Let's take a walk," he said abruptly.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
a special situation
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Suppose we walk down through the park and take a look at the lake," he suggested.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Let's take a walk," he said abruptly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Suppose we walk down through the park and take a look at the lake," he suggested.
at the time that
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading EYES FOR TWO "This day smells as though it had been made in the country," Karl said, leaning from the dining room window which Ernestine had thrown wide open as she rose from the breakfast table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and looks that way," she responded, leaning out herself, and taking a long draught of the spring.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Except when you asked me to marry you--you never proposed a more delightful thing," she responded with gayer laugh than he had heard for a long time.
