used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
acceptableadjectiveUS /ækˈseptəbəl/
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
anew
From this reading SPRINGBROOK AGAIN.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
remove the dust from
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
gloomilyadverbUS /ˈɡluːməli/
with gloom
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
heededverbUS /ˈhiːdəd/
past form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
jessaminenounUS /ˈdʒesəmɪn/
a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
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 The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
milkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
not one, and not any
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
skiddedverbUS /ˈskɪdɪd/
inflected form of “skid” — slide without control
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
SPRINGBROOK
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From this reading SPRINGBROOK AGAIN.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
tendrils
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From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
precisely as stated
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thomas Dawson was sitting in his chair in the garden enjoying the warmth of the October sunshine.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The long graceful tendrils of the jessamine rose and fell like soft green waves above his head, a little cloud of dust rose and skidded along the road, to the annoyance of some lazy cows being driven home to the milking.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Thomas heeded none of these things, he sat with his head sunk on his breast, his eyes staring gloomily before him, his thoughts far away.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the time of the year, and the little breeze which blew across the garden was very acceptable.
