used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was sharp and frosty.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
completely unclothed
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
delightingverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “delight” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
fireplacesnounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪsəz/
plural of “fireplace” — an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The air was sharp and frosty.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
hymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
Kathie
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From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
immediately past
From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
Laura
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From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
go away from a place
From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
ripenedadjectiveUS /ˈraɪpənd/
of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (“aged” pronounced as one syllable)
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The air was sharp and frosty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
be seated
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible 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 She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading She was now allowed to sit beside Kathie and read a little to her, a few verses, a hymn, or a Bible story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last Kathie was pronounced able to leave her room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The summer had ripened into autumn, and the leaves, which had turned crisp and brown, had fallen, making the branches bare.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Great logs burned in the fireplaces, delighting Laura with their cheerful blaze, and keeping her busy in the twilight finding pictures in the flames.
