used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading News of the wanderers might by this time have reached the village.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
Delancey
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From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
the act of departing
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading News of the wanderers might by this time have reached the village.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He turned into the park.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
MALONEY
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From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
marigoldsnounUS /ˈmerəɡoʊldz/
plural of “marigold” — any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading News of the wanderers might by this time have reached the village.
information about recent and important events
From this reading News of the wanderers might by this time have reached the village.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
and nothing more
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He turned into the park.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading News of the wanderers might by this time have reached the village.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALLEN OAK FATHER MALONEY came down the steps of Delancey Castle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading News of the wanderers might by this time have reached the village.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading News of the wanderers might by this time have reached the village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned into the park.
twigsnounUS /twɪɡz/
plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading News of the wanderers might by this time have reached the village.
wanderersnounUS /ˈwɑːndərərz/
plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading News of the wanderers might by this time have reached the village.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The storm had passed; only leaves and twigs scattered on the lawn, battered rose bushes, marigolds beaten to the earth, showed what its fury had been.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a view to making inquiries, he had taken his departure.
