used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
in the past
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lancaster had been at the Pride.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lancaster had been at the Pride.
uttered without voice
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE TROUBLE COMING The twenty-ninth of March.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
Dockeray
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From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
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 They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
Francey
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From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lancaster had been at the Pride.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
and nothing more
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Lancaster had been at the Pride.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
march in a procession
From this reading THE TROUBLE COMING The twenty-ninth of March.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TROUBLE COMING The twenty-ninth of March.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Lancaster had been at the Pride.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
the season of growth
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TROUBLE COMING The twenty-ninth of March.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
a source of difficulty
From this reading THE TROUBLE COMING The twenty-ninth of March.
twenty-ninthadjective
coming next after the twenty-eighth in position
From this reading THE TROUBLE COMING The twenty-ninth of March.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
in or at the place that
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The whole countryside breathed an atmosphere more like that of late Easter than wild March.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now he was walking along the north road, where he had stood with Francey Dockeray, months ago.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading They had had a good winter, just enough hard weather and little wind, and the spring was wonderfully early.
