used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
(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 As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Shall I bring him round in the morning, Miss Jasmine?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
canarynounUS /kəˈneri/
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
a young person of either sex
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
a small house with a single story
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
crapenoun
small very thin pancake
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
a special loved one
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
a young female
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
he'll
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From this reading I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
I'm
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From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
JasminenounUS /ˈdʒæzmən/
any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
a narrow way or road
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
laundress's
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From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
Mainwaring
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From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Shall I bring him round in the morning, Miss Jasmine?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
PoppynounUS /ˈpɑːpi/
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
rambleverbUS /ˈræmbəl/
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
ramblingadjectiveUS /ˈræmblɪŋ/
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
rearedverbUS /rɪrd/
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/
with restored energy
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Shall I bring him round in the morning, Miss Jasmine?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I bring him round in the morning, Miss Jasmine?"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
deliver by singing
From this reading I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
soothedverbUS /suːðd/
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was delicious--Jasmine refused to cover her hot little face with a crape veil--they came back after their ramble soothed and refreshed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As they were walking up the village street a girl of the name of Poppy, their laundress's child, stepped out of a little cottage, dropped a courtesy, and said, in a tone of delight-- "Oh, Miss Mainwaring, I'm glad to see you out; and Miss Jasmine, darling, the little canary is all reared and ready for you.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
