used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "AND THERETO THEY PLIGHTED TROTH BOTH OF THEM."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
billowsnounUS /ˈbɪloʊz/
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "AND THERETO THEY PLIGHTED TROTH BOTH OF THEM."
bountifuladjectiveUS /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/
given or giving freely
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
confineverbUS /kənˈfaɪn/
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
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how
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From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
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a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
go away from a place
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
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 Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
take the midday meal
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "AND THERETO THEY PLIGHTED TROTH BOTH OF THEM."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
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unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
by chance
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
a human being
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
PLIGHTED
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From this reading "AND THERETO THEY PLIGHTED TROTH BOTH OF THEM."
ploughsharenounUS /ˈplaʊʃeɪr/
a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
spadenounUS /speɪd/
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
not in physical motion
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
express in words
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "AND THERETO THEY PLIGHTED TROTH BOTH OF THEM."
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
THERETOadverbUS /ˈðertuː/
to that
From this reading "AND THERETO THEY PLIGHTED TROTH BOTH OF THEM."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "AND THERETO THEY PLIGHTED TROTH BOTH OF THEM."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
having come into contact
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
TROTHnounUS /troʊθ/
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading "AND THERETO THEY PLIGHTED TROTH BOTH OF THEM."
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Perhaps, some day, we shall hear what each person said and did and discovered on that occasion, but at present we must confine ourselves to the chief incidents.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
produce a literary work
From this reading I could write a volume about it, and still leave something to tell.
yearlynounUS /ˈjɪrli/
a reference book that is published regularly once every year
From this reading First of these was the spreading of a bountiful lunch on a soft flat spot of turf, as green and fragrant as an English lawn, although yearly washed by the wild salt billows of the rough Atlantic, and never touched by spade or ploughshare.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you wonder how so many people (and the boys in particular) contrived to amuse themselves on that little island for a whole long summer day?
