used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mountain side was a glory of yellow and copper.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
aspensnounUS /ˈæspənz/
plural of “aspen” — any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dawn was pecking at the typewriter, copying botanical notes.
completely unclothed
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
botanicalnounUS /bəˈtænɪkəl/
a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
From this reading Dawn was pecking at the typewriter, copying botanical notes.
the act of burning something
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading The mountain side was a glory of yellow and copper.
copyingnounUS /ˈkɑːpiɪŋ/
an act of copying
From this reading Dawn was pecking at the typewriter, copying botanical notes.
the first light of day
From this reading Dawn was pecking at the typewriter, copying botanical notes.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
FrostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
a state of high honor
From this reading The mountain side was a glory of yellow and copper.
the act of departing
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
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From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
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 Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The mountain side was a glory of yellow and copper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Dawn was pecking at the typewriter, copying botanical notes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mountain side was a glory of yellow and copper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
peckingverbUS /ˈpekɪŋ/
-ing form of “peck” — hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading Dawn was pecking at the typewriter, copying botanical notes.
an educational institution
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The mountain side was a glory of yellow and copper.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
THANKSGIVINGnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dawn was pecking at the typewriter, copying botanical notes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
having come into contact
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
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 Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
typewriternounUS /ˈtaɪpraɪtər/
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
From this reading Dawn was pecking at the typewriter, copying botanical notes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dawn was pecking at the typewriter, copying botanical notes.
(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 THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her school books were spread on the long bare table around her; a fire was burning in the fireplace.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THANKSGIVING “Well, if I’m not going to school this winter I might as well be busy.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frost had already touched the aspens, turning them into little silver trees with golden leaves.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The mountain side was a glory of yellow and copper.
