used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading By her side, in a low basket chair, a girl is half sitting, half reclining.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
borderedadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrdərd/
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
CAMPBELLnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading By her side, in a low basket chair, a girl is half sitting, half reclining.
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
clusteredadjectiveUS /ˈklʌstərd/
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading One of them is a little old lady, the dearest old lady imaginable.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
a young female
From this reading By her side, in a low basket chair, a girl is half sitting, half reclining.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading By her side, in a low basket chair, a girl is half sitting, half reclining.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
heightenedverbUS /ˈhaɪtənd/
past form of “heighten” — become more extreme
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By her side, in a low basket chair, a girl is half sitting, half reclining.
imaginableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənəbəl/
capable of being imagined
From this reading One of them is a little old lady, the dearest old lady imaginable.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By her side, in a low basket chair, a girl is half sitting, half reclining.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them is a little old lady, the dearest old lady imaginable.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading One of them is a little old lady, the dearest old lady imaginable.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One of them is a little old lady, the dearest old lady imaginable.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading By her side, in a low basket chair, a girl is half sitting, half reclining.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
napenoun
the back side of the neck
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading One of them is a little old lady, the dearest old lady imaginable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them is a little old lady, the dearest old lady imaginable.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
realisesverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪzɪz/
third-person singular of “realise” — earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
recliningnounUS /rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
From this reading By her side, in a low basket chair, a girl is half sitting, half reclining.
RESIGNSverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnz/
third-person singular of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
ribbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
schoolgirl's
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From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
not in physical motion
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
suffersverbUS /ˈsʌfərz/
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
tea-table
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From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them is a little old lady, the dearest old lady imaginable.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
at the time that
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
which person or people
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But when one looks more closely into her pale face, one realises somehow that she is a woman and a woman who has suffered--who still suffers.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
yewnounUS /juː/
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
From this reading CAMPBELL RESIGNS Under a yew tree, overlooking a wide lawn, bordered on the farther side by a bank of flowers, three people are sitting clustered around a tea-table.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Her small figure, clad in a simple black frock, gives the impression of extreme youth, which impression is heightened by the fact that her curly, yellow hair, reaching barely to the nape of her neck, is caught together by a black ribbon like a schoolgirl's.
