used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
a line of approach
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
circledverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəld/
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Whitewebs stood in a flat grass country.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
elmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
five-barred
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From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Whitewebs stood in a flat grass country.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Whitewebs stood in a flat grass country.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
Leicestershirenoun
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
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 LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
most important element
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
Millingham's
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From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
paddocknounUS /ˈpædək/
pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
projectedadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektəd/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
slopedadjective
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
make square
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Whitewebs stood in a flat grass country.
storeynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
storeys
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From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In front of the house a paddock made a ring of green, and round this ring the carriage drive circled from a white five-barred gate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
troutnounUS /traʊt/
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Behind the house a broad lawn sloped to the bank of a clear and shallow trout stream, with an avenue of old elms upon its left, and a rose garden upon its right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
Whitewebs
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From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading The square main block of the building rose in the centre two storeys high, and on each side a wing of one storey projected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LADY ON THE STAIRS Whitewebs, Frances Millingham's house in Leicestershire, was a long white building with many level windows.
