used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
CarolineadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
chimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — 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 It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
cookiesnounUS /ˈkʊkiz/
plural of “cooky” — the cook on a ranch or at a camp
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
drainedadjectiveUS /dreɪnd/
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
a quad with a square body
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
languidlyadverb
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
neighborless
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From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Rose-Marie nodded and they went on with some spirit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
ridesnounUS /raɪdz/
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
Rose-Marie
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From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
southerlyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərli/
situated in or oriented toward the south
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Rose-Marie nodded and they went on with some spirit.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rose-Marie nodded and they went on with some spirit.
they'll
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From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
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 A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It stood alone, neighborless and well up on a drained, southerly slope; smoke rose languidly from one of its chimneys.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
under normal conditions
From this reading "Perhaps they'll give us some milk, Rose-Marie," said Caroline, "and farms usually have cookies.
(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 A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Rose-Marie nodded and they went on with some spirit.
a Caucasian
From this reading A half mile along the road, set off to the left, among cool trees and behind a great well sweep, she perceived suddenly a white farm house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rose-Marie nodded and they went on with some spirit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If there are any children there, you can give 'em rides to pay for it!"
