used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next appeared a golden-haired, blue-eyed girl of about fourteen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Next appeared a golden-haired, blue-eyed girl of about fourteen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
blue-eyedadjective
favorite
From this reading Next appeared a golden-haired, blue-eyed girl of about fourteen.
terminate
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
Cloppy's
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From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
FlintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading Next appeared a golden-haired, blue-eyed girl of about fourteen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
a man of refinement
From this reading A middle-aged gentleman got out.
a young female
From this reading Next appeared a golden-haired, blue-eyed girl of about fourteen.
golden-haired
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From this reading Next appeared a golden-haired, blue-eyed girl of about fourteen.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A middle-aged gentleman got out.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "Mr. William H. Ward," she said to herself, serenely.
hacknounUS /hæk/
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Mr. William H. Ward," she said to herself, serenely.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
LadybirdnounUS /ˈleɪdibɜːrd/
small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
Lavinia
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From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading A middle-aged gentleman got out.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. William H. Ward," she said to herself, serenely.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next appeared a golden-haired, blue-eyed girl of about fourteen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next appeared a golden-haired, blue-eyed girl of about fourteen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A middle-aged gentleman got out.
PrimrosenounUS /ˈprɪmroʊz/
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mr. William H. Ward," she said to herself, serenely.
cut with a saw
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
serenelyadverbUS /sərˈiːnəli/
in a peacefully serene manner
From this reading "Mr. William H. Ward," she said to herself, serenely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. William H. Ward," she said to herself, serenely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
WardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading "Mr. William H. Ward," she said to herself, serenely.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
William
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From this reading "Mr. William H. Ward," she said to herself, serenely.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading One day, Ladybird, watching from her window, saw a hack drive up to Primrose Hall.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Lavinia Flint!" said Ladybird; and putting her little black head down on Cloppy's fat back, she cried as if her heart would break.
