used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid we shall find the best places have been cleared.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I'm afraid we shall find the best places have been cleared.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "I'm afraid we shall find the best places have been cleared.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
Carford
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From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading "I'm afraid we shall find the best places have been cleared.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
diligentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
disposalnounUS /dɪˈspoʊzəl/
the power to use something or someone
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I'm afraid we shall find the best places have been cleared.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
Githa
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From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
Gwethyn
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From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm afraid we shall find the best places have been cleared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
mushroomingverbUS /ˈmʌʃrʊmɪŋ/
-ing form of “mushroom” — pick or gather mushrooms
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
mushroomsnounUS /ˈmʌʃruːmz/
plural of “mushroom” — common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
pasturesnounUS /ˈpæstʃərz/
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I'm afraid we shall find the best places have been cleared.
plentifuladjectiveUS /ˈplentəfəl/
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
determined
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
scouredadjectiveUS /ˈskaʊərd/
worn away as by water or ice or wind
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I'm afraid we shall find the best places have been cleared.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
a special situation
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The warm weather had brought out a fairly plentiful crop, and they hoped, by diligent searching, to be able to fill at least a small can.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
at the time that
From this reading "We ought to have thought of it first thing, when we were riding to the Grange," said Githa.
which person or people
From this reading The pastures were generally scoured early by people from the village, who sold the mushrooms in Carford at a good price.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading An Accident After breakfast Githa and Gwethyn, having the whole of Saturday morning at their disposal, resolved to go mushrooming.
