used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
how long something has existed
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
Castlemaine
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
DevonshirenounUS /dɪˈvɑːnʃaɪr/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "Would that make a difference?
don't
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From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
a boy or man
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
FEZnounUS /fez/
a city in north central Morocco; religious center
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
engage in
From this reading "Would that make a difference?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
moorlandsnounUS /ˈmʊrlændz/
plural of “moorland” — open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You are not on my side, you see," she replied, with a smile.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are not on my side, you see," she replied, with a smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "You are not on my side, you see," she replied, with a smile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
express in words
From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You are not on my side, you see," she replied, with a smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are not on my side, you see," she replied, with a smile.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "You are not on my side, you see," she replied, with a smile.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Would that make a difference?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
thirty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrdifaɪv/
being five more than thirty
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
in the direction of
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE FEZ Olive Castlemaine sat on the lawn of her Devonshire home, looking away across the valley towards the moorlands which lay beyond.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would that make a difference?
a late time of life
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't say you are sorry for me, Miss Castlemaine," he said.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading By her side stood a young fellow of from thirty to thirty-five years of age.
