used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every step of the way was a pleasure to Bessie.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Harry's attitude was somewhat weary.
Bessie
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From this reading Every step of the way was a pleasure to Bessie.
BROOKnounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
ChristienounUS /ˈkrɪsti/
prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
dexterouslyadverb
with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
drakesnounUS /dreɪks/
plural of “drake” — English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
ducksnounUS /dʌks/
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
enchantingadjectiveUS /enˈtʃæntɪŋ/
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every step of the way was a pleasure to Bessie.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
Great-Ash
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From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
Harry's
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From this reading Harry's attitude was somewhat weary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
leantverbUS /ˈliːənt/
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
Musgrave
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From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every step of the way was a pleasure to Bessie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
pebblesnounUS /ˈpebəlz/
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Every step of the way was a pleasure to Bessie.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
recumbentadjective
lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
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 He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Harry's attitude was somewhat weary.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Every step of the way was a pleasure to Bessie.
not in physical motion
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK._ That still Sunday afternoon across the glowing heath to Great-Ash Ford was most enchanting.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Every step of the way was a pleasure to Bessie.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Harry's attitude was somewhat weary.
at the time that
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
in or at the place that
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He leant on one elbow, recumbent upon the turf, and with flat pebbles dexterously thrown made ducks and drakes upon the surface of the shallow pool where the cattle drank.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And when they came to the ford, whom should they see resting under the shade of the trees but Harry Musgrave and young Christie?
