used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK The funeral occurred on Monday.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid all this state Margery moved, stricken and isolated.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
casketnounUS /ˈkæskət/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
cemeterynounUS /ˈseməteri/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
corpsnounUS /kɔːr/
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
Edith
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From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
eulogynounUS /ˈjuːlədʒi/
a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
firemennounUS /ˈfaɪrmən/
plural of “fireman” — play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
floraladjectiveUS /ˈflɔːrəl/
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK The funeral occurred on Monday.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
the act of departing
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
honoraryadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəreri/
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK The funeral occurred on Monday.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading Amid all this state Margery moved, stricken and isolated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
Letitia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
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 It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
Margery
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amid all this state Margery moved, stricken and isolated.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK The funeral occurred on Monday.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Amid all this state Margery moved, stricken and isolated.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK The funeral occurred on Monday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK The funeral occurred on Monday.
ostentatiousadjectiveUS /ˌɑːstənˈteɪʃəs/
intended to attract notice and impress others
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
pall-bearers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK The funeral occurred on Monday.
patriotnounUS /ˈpeɪtriət/
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
pillowsnounUS /ˈpɪloʊz/
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
rangedverbUS /reɪndʒd/
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
ribbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
sheavesnounUS /ʃiːvz/
plural of “sheaf” — a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
make square
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Amid all this state Margery moved, stricken and isolated.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading Amid all this state Margery moved, stricken and isolated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK The funeral occurred on Monday.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Amid all this state Margery moved, stricken and isolated.
bound or secured closely
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
precisely as stated
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A WALK IN THE PARK The funeral occurred on Monday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
wasn't
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From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to the cemetery with Edith, Miss Letitia having sent a message that, having never broken her neck to see the man living, she wasn't going to do it to see him dead.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
which person or people
From this reading The music was very fine, and the eulogy spoke of this patriot who had served his country so long and so well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was an ostentatious affair, with a long list of honorary pall-bearers, a picked corps of city firemen in uniform ranged around the casket, and enough money wasted in floral pillows and sheaves of wheat tied with purple ribbon, to have given all the hungry children in town a square meal.
