used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
aidedadjectiveUS /ˈeɪdəd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading There was a fire of hickory, but it burned low, as though it knew the winter was over.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a fire of hickory, but it burned low, as though it knew the winter was over.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
Cary
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From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
cherrynounUS /ˈtʃeri/
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
drawing-room
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From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
dreamyadjectiveUS /ˈdriːmi/
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
garlands
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From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
coins made of gold
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
GREENWOODnounUS /ˈɡriːnwʊd/
woodlands in full leaf
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
hickorynounUS /ˈhɪkəri/
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading There was a fire of hickory, but it burned low, as though it knew the winter was over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
jarsnounUS /dʒɑːrz/
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There was a fire of hickory, but it burned low, as though it knew the winter was over.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
provided with artificial light
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There was a fire of hickory, but it burned low, as though it knew the winter was over.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a fire of hickory, but it burned low, as though it knew the winter was over.
peachnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
portraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
potpourrinounUS /ˌpoʊpʊˈriː/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
sacquenoun
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
shepherdesses
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From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
shepherdsnounUS /ˈʃepərdz/
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
the rays of the sun
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a fire of hickory, but it burned low, as though it knew the winter was over.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was a fire of hickory, but it burned low, as though it knew the winter was over.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
wall-paper
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From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
waxedadjectiveUS /wækst/
treated with wax
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
accept gladly
From this reading The boughs of peach and cherry blossoms in the old potpourri jars made it welcome, and the dark, waxed floor let it lie in faded pools.
in or at the place that
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
a Caucasian
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading There was a fire of hickory, but it burned low, as though it knew the winter was over.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GREENWOOD The April sunshine, streaming in at the long windows, filled the Greenwood drawing-room with dreamy gold.
wooedverbUS /wuːd/
past form of “woo” — seek someone's favor
From this reading It lit the ancient wall-paper where the shepherds and shepherdesses wooed between garlands of roses, and it aided the tone of time among the portraits.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Miss Lucy Cary was glad to see it as she sat by the fire knitting fine white wool into a sacque for a baby.
