used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
(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 Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WENDOVER PLANS AN EXCURSION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
butterfliesnounUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
EXCURSIONnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading WENDOVER PLANS AN EXCURSION.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
set up or found
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
gipsynoun
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
haymakingnoun
taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
IdanounUS /ˈaɪdə/
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
not in action or at work
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
impostornounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːstər/
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
inexpensiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪv/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
KnollnounUS /noʊl/
a small natural hill
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not any; not one
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
on one occasion
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
Palliser
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From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
picnicsnounUS /ˈpɪknɪks/
plural of “picnic” — a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading WENDOVER PLANS AN EXCURSION.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
rambles
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From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
sharernounUS /ˈʃerər/
someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
strawberriesnounUS /ˈstrɔːberiz/
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
teasnounUS /tiːz/
plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
tennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The happy summer glided by--the season of roses and butterflies, strawberries and cream, haymaking, lawn tennis, picnics, gipsy teas--an idle, joyous life under blue skies.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Conscience told her that she had no right to be there, that she was an impostor sailing under false colours.
WENDOVER
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From this reading WENDOVER PLANS AN EXCURSION.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Knoll family gave themselves up heart and soul to summer pleasures--simple joys which were at once innocent and inexpensive--and Ida Palliser found herself a sharer in all these holiday rambles.
