used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the path, through a little grove, they saw a twinkling lantern and Catherine called:
Algernon
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From this reading "Polly, Algernon!
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading I'm bringing them home."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In the path, through a little grove, they saw a twinkling lantern and Catherine called:
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
Elsmere
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From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading In the path, through a little grove, they saw a twinkling lantern and Catherine called:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They're here!
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I'm bringing them home."
Hotspurnoun
English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
I'm
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From this reading I'm bringing them home."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the path, through a little grove, they saw a twinkling lantern and Catherine called:
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading In the path, through a little grove, they saw a twinkling lantern and Catherine called:
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the path, through a little grove, they saw a twinkling lantern and Catherine called:
not any; not one
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
Osgood
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From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
a course of conduct
From this reading In the path, through a little grove, they saw a twinkling lantern and Catherine called:
Perdita
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From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
Polly
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From this reading "Polly, Algernon!
with speed
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
cut with a saw
From this reading In the path, through a little grove, they saw a twinkling lantern and Catherine called:
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I'm bringing them home."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
They're
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From this reading They're here!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading In the path, through a little grove, they saw a twinkling lantern and Catherine called:
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
which person or people
From this reading Down the hill they went, and through the short cut to the Osgood house, Elsmere running beside Catherine, who walked as rapidly as though Perdita had no weight, Hotspur leaping and bounding alongside.
