used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
bird-twittering
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From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
breezyadjectiveUS /ˈbriːzi/
fresh and animated
From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
child-poems
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From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
Christina
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From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
rid of obstructions
From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
power to direct or determine
From this reading It seemed to be something over which he had no control.
the first light of day
From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
early-morning
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From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to be something over which he had no control.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to be something over which he had no control.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
infrequentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈfriːkwəntli/
not many times
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to be something over which he had no control.
Lester
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From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Sometimes he had thought it might be the weather which settled the matter.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Sometimes he had thought it might be the weather which settled the matter.
not any; not one
From this reading It seemed to be something over which he had no control.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It seemed to be something over which he had no control.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
Rossetti's
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From this reading A clear, breezy, bird-twittering dawn after rain meant Christina Rossetti’s child-poems.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to be something over which he had no control.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Sometimes he had thought it might be the weather which settled the matter.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It seemed to be something over which he had no control.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes he had thought it might be the weather which settled the matter.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Sometimes he had thought it might be the weather which settled the matter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Sometimes he had thought it might be the weather which settled the matter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seemed to be something over which he had no control.
which person or people
From this reading One of the interests of life for Lester was the uncertainty about who was to be his mental companion for any given day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Not infrequently his first early-morning look at the world told him with which great spirit he was to live that day.
