used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
Alice
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From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
AUGUSTINEnounUS /ˈɑːɡəstiːn/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
From this reading AUGUSTINE "Oh, isn't it beautiful!"
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading AUGUSTINE "Oh, isn't it beautiful!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
at any time
From this reading "The most gorgeous place I ever saw!"
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
gorgeousadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading "The most gorgeous place I ever saw!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The most gorgeous place I ever saw!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
isn't
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From this reading AUGUSTINE "Oh, isn't it beautiful!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AUGUSTINE "Oh, isn't it beautiful!"
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "The most gorgeous place I ever saw!"
in motion
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading AUGUSTINE "Oh, isn't it beautiful!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
palm-girded
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From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "The most gorgeous place I ever saw!"
(of games) engaged in
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
cut with a saw
From this reading "The most gorgeous place I ever saw!"
ST
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From this reading ST.
having a supporting base
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
sun-lit
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From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The most gorgeous place I ever saw!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
tinklingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ/
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
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 They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
wherein
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From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alice and Ruth were standing in the doorway of the hotel to which the moving picture company had been taken.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were looking out into the ladies' court--into a sun-lit and palm-girded garden, wherein a fountain played, the water falling with a musical tinkling.
