used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/
go together
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
(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 Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
react verbally
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
in a state of sleep
From this reading GRIF FALLS ASLEEP ‘What peace doth now Rock him asleep.’
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
canonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
Caroline's
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From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
recognizable; marked
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading GRIF FALLS ASLEEP ‘What peace doth now Rock him asleep.’
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading GRIF FALLS ASLEEP ‘What peace doth now Rock him asleep.’
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
GRIF
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From this reading GRIF FALLS ASLEEP ‘What peace doth now Rock him asleep.’
Grif's
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From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GRIF FALLS ASLEEP ‘What peace doth now Rock him asleep.’
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
and nothing more
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
and nothing more
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading GRIF FALLS ASLEEP ‘What peace doth now Rock him asleep.’
obeyingverbUS /oʊˈbeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
OwingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
PalmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading GRIF FALLS ASLEEP ‘What peace doth now Rock him asleep.’
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
rebuildingnounUS /riˈbɪldɪŋ/
building again
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading GRIF FALLS ASLEEP ‘What peace doth now Rock him asleep.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
an educational institution
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
carry out
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
up to a particular time
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
in the direction of
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
VaughannounUS /vɔːn/
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
volitionnounUS /voʊˈlɪʃən/
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading It was on a morning towards the end of September that he wandered away by himself, and his feet of their own accord seemed to take, as they very often did just now, the direction of the churchyard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
(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 rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grif’s head was bent, and there was a certain drag in his walk, as if all volition had gone out of it, and he were merely obeying a summons.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading GRIF FALLS ASLEEP ‘What peace doth now Rock him asleep.’
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ――_Vaughan._ Owing to what the doctor had said it was decided that Grif was not to go to school till an answer should have been received to Aunt Caroline’s letter:――Edward and Palmer would be returning next week.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
but in spite of that
From this reading The rebuilding of the church had not yet been begun, though the canon hoped to see it well in progress before the year was out.
