used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.
(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 At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
Eustace
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From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
fencesnounUS /ˈfensəz/
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
hill-slopes
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From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
immediately past
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
leenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
in like or similar manner
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
merrieradjectiveUS /ˈmeriər/
comparative of “merry” — full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
nooksnounUS /nʊks/
plural of “nook” — a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
Octobers
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From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
snow-storm
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From this reading And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The grass had kept itself green, in sheltered places, such as the nooks of southern hill-slopes, and along the lee of the stone fences.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The golden days of October passed away, as so many other Octobers have, and brown November likewise, and the greater part of chill December, too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
visagenounUS /ˈvɪzədʒ/
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last came merry Christmas, and Eustace Bright along with it, making it all the merrier by his presence.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading Up to this time, the winter had held back, and had given us a good many mild days, which were like smiles upon its wrinkled visage.
