used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thinking to give the girls a surprise, he decided to gather some before they returned.
(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 "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
any thing at all
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thinking to give the girls a surprise, he decided to gather some before they returned.
bloomsnounUS /bluːmz/
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
recognizable; marked
From this reading Thinking to give the girls a surprise, he decided to gather some before they returned.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
assemble or get together
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
GemnounUS /dʒem/
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Thinking to give the girls a surprise, he decided to gather some before they returned.
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
the act of departing
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
on one occasion
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
orchidnounUS /ˈɔːrkəd/
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
OsbornenounUS /ˈɔːzbɔːrn/
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
RAFTnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Thinking to give the girls a surprise, he decided to gather some before they returned.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
Stonington
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From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Thinking to give the girls a surprise, he decided to gather some before they returned.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thinking to give the girls a surprise, he decided to gather some before they returned.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Thinking to give the girls a surprise, he decided to gather some before they returned.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
bound or secured closely
From this reading "Then, all at once," he related, "a couple of rough fellows sprang out at me, and before I could do anything they had me tied."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
male cat
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He set off, but the flowers grew farther away than he thought, and before he realized it he was a mile from the glade.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He had prepared the luncheon, and, seeing the girls going out on the little neck of land to gather flowers, he recalled seeing some blooms, of the orchid variety, farther in the woods.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading THE YOUTH ON THE RAFT Tom Osborne, on the way back in the _Gem_ with the girls and Mr. Stonington, told his story.
