used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
bearingsnounUS /ˈberɪŋz/
plural of “bearing” — relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had no serious misgiving that she wouldn't get one eventually; before night, this was to say.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
CENTROPOLIS
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From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
CONQUESTnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
court-house
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From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading She had no serious misgiving that she wouldn't get one eventually; before night, this was to say.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
most important element
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
misgivingnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading She had no serious misgiving that she wouldn't get one eventually; before night, this was to say.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had no serious misgiving that she wouldn't get one eventually; before night, this was to say.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no serious misgiving that she wouldn't get one eventually; before night, this was to say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
pavedadjectiveUS /peɪvd/
covered with a firm surface
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
proclaimedadjectiveUS /proʊˈkleɪmd/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
prosperous-looking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
on the contrary
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
Rose'snounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
possessive form of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
express in words
From this reading She had no serious misgiving that she wouldn't get one eventually; before night, this was to say.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading She had no serious misgiving that she wouldn't get one eventually; before night, this was to say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
shrubberynounUS /ˈʃrʌbəri/
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
make square
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
strollnounUS /stroʊl/
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had no serious misgiving that she wouldn't get one eventually; before night, this was to say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A rather dignified old court-house among the big trees of the Square proclaimed the place a county seat.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Rose's idea was to stroll about a little and get her bearings first, and then go into one store after another on Main Street until she should find a job.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
wasn't
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From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a warm April day; the grass was green and the little leaves already were bursting out on the shrubbery.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CONQUEST OF CENTROPOLIS Centropolis wasn't a very big town, but it had a wide, well paved street lined with stores, and a pleasant variety of gravel roads winding round hills that had neat and fairly prosperous-looking houses scattered over them.
wouldn't
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From this reading She had no serious misgiving that she wouldn't get one eventually; before night, this was to say.
