used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
(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 He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
a youthful male person
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
bridaladjectiveUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
of or relating to a wedding
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
Carolyn
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From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
promote over another
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
a boy or man
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
forget-me-nots
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From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
glovedadjectiveUS /ɡlʌvd/
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
not accessible to view
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
Isabel
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From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
Isabel's
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From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
immediately past
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
modelnounUS /ˈmɑːdəl/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
picturesquelyadverb
in a picturesque manner
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
Reginald's
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From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
not in physical motion
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
very small
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
precisely as stated
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He sat very still and grown up all the way to the church, built after an English model and picturesquely hidden among green hills.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Everything was at last arranged, and Carolyn dressed the boy for his mother's wedding.
at the time that
From this reading The beautiful chapel made a complete surprise when the carriage stopped on the country road.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Madame took Reginald's tiny gloved hand and led him forward, while Isabel moved slowly after them.
a Caucasian
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little fellow looked proud and sober in his best white suit, with a tiny bunch of Isabel's forget-me-nots for a bridal favor.
