used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And to-day is the Witch's holiday?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
DustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
hazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
not accessible to view
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "And to-day is the Witch's holiday?"
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And to-day is the Witch's holiday?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.
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 of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
engage in
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
in the near future
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
snuggledadjectiveUS /ˈsnʌɡəld/
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
tanglenounUS /ˈtæŋɡəl/
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And to-day is the Witch's holiday?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
ThoroughfarenounUS /ˈθɜːroʊfer/
a public road from one place to another
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And to-day is the Witch's holiday?"
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Presently they came to the Witch's cottage, snuggled away in a hollow and hidden from the road by a tangle of witch hazel shrubs.
Witch'snounUS /ˈwɪtʃɪz/
possessive form of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading "And to-day is the Witch's holiday?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Knight of the Dusty Thoroughfare rose and put his cloak about his shoulders, and with the Boy set forward through the valley.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it so happens; and I always make it a point to spend the night at her cottage if I am in this part of the country."
