used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
bright-green
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From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
Brookline
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From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
coal-blackadjective
of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
deportmentnounUS /dəˈpɔːrtmənt/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
at any time
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
extraordinary-looking
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From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
FANNYnounUS /ˈfæni/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading TRUE HISTORY OF "FANNY FERN."
FERNnounUS /fɜːrn/
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading TRUE HISTORY OF "FANNY FERN."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
fowl-admirer's
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From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
fowl-hunting
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From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading TRUE HISTORY OF "FANNY FERN."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
loitered
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From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
NorfolknounUS /ˈnɔːrfək/
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRUE HISTORY OF "FANNY FERN."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
plumagenounUS /ˈpluːmədʒ/
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
poultrynounUS /ˈpoʊltri/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
unusual or striking
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
round-about
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From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
shinyadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪni/
reflecting light
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
southerlyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərli/
situated in or oriented toward the south
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading TRUE HISTORY OF "FANNY FERN."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was evidently a _hen_, though the variety was new to me, and its deportment was very remarkable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
at the time that
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was riding through Brookline, Mass., one fine afternoon, on my round-about way home from a fowl-hunting excursion in Norfolk County, when my attention was suddenly attracted by the appearance and carriage of the most extraordinary-looking bird I ever met with in the whole course of my poultry experience.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I drew up my horse, and watched this curiosity for a few minutes, with a fowl-admirer's wonder.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Her plumage was a shiny coal-black, and she loitered upon a bright-green bank in the sunshine, at the southerly side of a pretty house that stood a few yards back from the road.
