used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This has been a most rotten business.
anew
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
appreciativelyadverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪvli/
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading “That’s a pretty girl,” I remarked appreciatively.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This has been a most rotten business.
borderedadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrdərd/
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading This has been a most rotten business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
Evelyn
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From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
gipsynoun
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
a young female
From this reading “That’s a pretty girl,” I remarked appreciatively.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This has been a most rotten business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s a pretty girl,” I remarked appreciatively.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading This has been a most rotten business.
not any; not one
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
a course of conduct
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “That’s a pretty girl,” I remarked appreciatively.
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading This has been a most rotten business.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
stauncher
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From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
That's
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From this reading “That’s a pretty girl,” I remarked appreciatively.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This has been a most rotten business.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading She always had a rough tongue, but there is no stauncher friend in England than Evelyn Howard.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He took the path through the plantation, and we walked down to the village through the woods which bordered one side of the estate.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As we passed through one of the gates on our way home again, a pretty young woman of gipsy type coming in the opposite direction bowed and smiled.
