used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Are you glad or sorry, Isabel, to come home?’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Are you glad or sorry, Isabel, to come home?’
daffodilnounUS /ˈdæfədɪl/
any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ‘Are you glad or sorry, Isabel, to come home?’
glimpsing
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From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This is worth London twenty times over,’ Mr. Lothian said.
Isabel
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
LochnounUS /lɑːk/
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ‘This is worth London twenty times over,’ Mr. Lothian said.
Lothian
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From this reading ‘This is worth London twenty times over,’ Mr. Lothian said.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
Mansenoun
a large and imposing house
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‘This is worth London twenty times over,’ Mr. Lothian said.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Are you glad or sorry, Isabel, to come home?’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘This is worth London twenty times over,’ Mr. Lothian said.
seabirds
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From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
skimmingnounUS /ˈskɪmɪŋ/
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ‘Are you glad or sorry, Isabel, to come home?’
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This is worth London twenty times over,’ Mr. Lothian said.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading ‘This is worth London twenty times over,’ Mr. Lothian said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Are you glad or sorry, Isabel, to come home?’
in the direction of
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading ‘This is worth London twenty times over,’ Mr. Lothian said.
villagersnounUS /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The flowers were all bright in the Manse garden, the villagers nodding pleasant recognition, the Loch all cheerful with boats skimming like seabirds over the water.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
at the time that
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The Loch was in full beauty when the minister and his wife returned home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading ‘This is worth London twenty times over,’ Mr. Lothian said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Are you glad or sorry, Isabel, to come home?’
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was a clear, lovely summer night, with stretches of daffodil sky over the blue hills towards the west, and a pale young moon glimpsing at herself in the water.
