used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
highly skilled
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
conjecturesnounUS /kənˈdʒektʃərz/
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
enquiring
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
extensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
temporary military shelter
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
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 There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
privatelyadverbUS /ˈpraɪvətli/
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
progressedverbUS /prəˈɡrest/
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
only a very short time before
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
Schillie
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
scopenounUS /skoʊp/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
scrambleverbUS /ˈskræmbəl/
to move hurriedly
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
tea-time
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From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
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 There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
precisely as stated
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
at the time that
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
