used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
absentlyadverb
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
(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 THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
on or to one side
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading A belt of daffodils nodded to him from the shrubbery on the farther shore.
boathousenounUS /ˈboʊtˈhaʊs/
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
boredomnounUS /ˈbɔːrdəm/
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
Brandon
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From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
daffodilsnounUS /ˈdæfədɪlz/
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading A belt of daffodils nodded to him from the shrubbery on the farther shore.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
ERRANTadjectiveUS /ˈerənt/
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading A belt of daffodils nodded to him from the shrubbery on the farther shore.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A belt of daffodils nodded to him from the shrubbery on the farther shore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A belt of daffodils nodded to him from the shrubbery on the farther shore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
investigateverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪt/
investigate scientifically
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
and nothing more
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
Lockyard's
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From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
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 Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
Maurice
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From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading A belt of daffodils nodded to him from the shrubbery on the farther shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
sauntered
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From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading A belt of daffodils nodded to him from the shrubbery on the farther shore.
shrubberynounUS /ˈʃrʌbəri/
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading A belt of daffodils nodded to him from the shrubbery on the farther shore.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maurice Brandon, a look of supreme boredom on his handsome face, had just sauntered down to the river bank.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
unprofitableadjectiveUS /ənˈprɑːfɪtəbəl/
producing little or no profit or gain
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KNIGHT ERRANT It was the afternoon of Easter Day, and a marvellous peace lay upon all things.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He stood and stared at them absently while he idly smoked a cigarette.
willowsnounUS /ˈwɪloʊz/
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Finally, after a long and quite unprofitable inspection, he turned aside to investigate a boathouse under the willows on Mrs. Lockyard's side of the stream.
