used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading They were eager to go forward but were half afraid.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
in the past
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
budsnounUS /bʌdz/
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
dispelverbUS /dɪˈspel/
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
Dondale
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From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading They were eager to go forward but were half afraid.
divisible by two
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
fightsnounUS /faɪts/
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading They were eager to go forward but were half afraid.
yet to be or coming
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
a state of high honor
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They were eager to go forward but were half afraid.
gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They were eager to go forward but were half afraid.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
Joan
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From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
go away from a place
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
luringverbUS /ˈlʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
magnolianounUS /mæɡˈnoʊljə/
dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
others
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From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
Phillips's
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From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
an educational institution
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
having come into contact
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
vine-covered
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From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Joan and Nancy had left the others and walked across the lawn and were sitting on a vine-covered wall under a noble magnolia tree.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
at the time that
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
which person or people
From this reading Only a month ago Joan and Nancy Thornton and those who, with them, were about to leave Miss Phillips's school, had seemed little girls, but now they were changed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
womanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "_One is assured that there is a Power that fights with us against the confusion and evil of the world._" The warm June sunlight lay over the broad lawns and meadows of Dondale; it touched with luring power the buds to blossom and, by its tricks of magic, girlhood to womanhood.
a late time of life
From this reading There was a gravity when they looked back at the safe, happy years that not even the glory of the future could dispel.
