1st
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From this reading GRAYSMILL, January 1st.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
anew
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
(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 First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
cannot
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From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
a small house with a single story
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
GabrielnounUS /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
GRAYSMILL
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From this reading GRAYSMILL, January 1st.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My pretty sweet, I have had much happiness to-day.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading My pretty sweet, I have had much happiness to-day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My pretty sweet, I have had much happiness to-day.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My pretty sweet, I have had much happiness to-day.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading GRAYSMILL, January 1st.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My pretty sweet, I have had much happiness to-day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My pretty sweet, I have had much happiness to-day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading My pretty sweet, I have had much happiness to-day.
purling
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From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
be standing; be upright
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
not in physical motion
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
the rays of the sun
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading My pretty sweet, I have had much happiness to-day.
express in words
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
ThatchedverbUS /θætʃt/
past form of “thatch” — cover with thatch
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
thumpedverbUS /θʌmpt/
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
to-day
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From this reading My pretty sweet, I have had much happiness to-day.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I set off immediately after early dinner, and walked across the Common to the Thatched Cottage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I cannot tell you what it was to me to catch sight of the chimney and the purling smoke again; I had to stand still and wait a while, my heart thumped so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading First of all, a letter from you at breakfast, and one from Gabriel, then, sunshine all the morning, and all the morning a song in my heart; to-day I shall see him!
