used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
burlesquenounUS /bərˈlesk/
a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
clusterverbUS /ˈklʌstər/
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
encomiumsnounUS /enˈkɔːmɪəmz/
plural of “encomium” — a formal expression of praise
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
enclose with a fence
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
grandchildrennounUS /ˈɡræntʃɪldrən/
plural of “grandchild” — a child of your son or daughter
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
JessaminenounUS /ˈdʒesəmɪn/
a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
knollnounUS /noʊl/
a small natural hill
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
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 A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
engage in
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
metropolisnounUS /məˈtrɑːpələs/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
princesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
rewardedverbUS /rɪˈwɔːrdɪd/
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
possessing material wealth
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
RoBards
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From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
stranglingnounUS /ˈstræŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
stridingverbUS /ˈstraɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
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 The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
tulipnounUS /ˈtuːləp/
any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
unmeritedadjective
not merited or deserved
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
wakened
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From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And for nights and nights afterward he was wakened by Patty strangling with sobs:
which person or people
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
belonging to which person
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But RoBards remembered him as one whose toil had been rewarded with unmerited burlesque.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A stranger reading them would have imagined him a giant striding through a great long day to a rich sunset.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The New York papers published encomiums upon Mr. Jessamine and called him one of the merchant princes who had made New York the metropolis of the New World.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The old man joined his two little grandchildren in the cluster of young tulip trees, and RoBards later built a fence about the knoll to make it sacred ground.
