used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The weather was again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
anew
From this reading The weather was again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
a line of approach
From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
CooledverbUS /kuːld/
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
Grotte
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From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
knick-knacks
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From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
immediately past
From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
engage in
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The weather was again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weather was again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading The weather was again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
get rid of
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
souvenirsnounUS /ˌsuːvəˈnɪrz/
plural of “souvenir” — something of sentimental value
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading The weather was again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
superbadjectiveUS /sʊˈpɜːrb/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The weather was again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last they escaped and descended the Avenue de la Grotte.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The weather was again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
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 again superb after the storms of the two preceding nights.
at the time that
From this reading Some souvenirs for ourselves, and some presents that we shall have to make, but later on, when we come back."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cooled by the rain, the morning air was delicious amidst the gaiety which the bright sun shed around.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Certainly," said he, "we will purchase a few little knick-knacks.
