headstone
part of speech
noun (a headstone, headstones)
meaning for a pupil
1) A headstone is a stone set at the head of a grave, with the name of the person who died and often a short message. tree →
2) (building) A headstone can also mean the main stone of a building, the keystone or cornerstone. tree →
sense in the lessons
A word of family life, history and graveyards: families choose a headstone for someone who has died; in history lessons pupils read old headstones to learn about people of the past. It tells the reader about death, memory and respect. Phrases: «carved on the headstone», «a marble headstone», «lay flowers by the headstone».
examples
- We put flowers by Grandma's headstone. tree →
- The headstone said, «Loved by all who knew her.» tree →
- In history, we read the names on the old headstones in the churchyard. tree →
- Some headstones were so old that the words had worn away. tree →
- The family chose a simple grey headstone. tree →
- A little angel was carved on the headstone. tree →
note
Countable. Also called a «gravestone» or «tombstone». Graveyards are places of respect: don't climb on headstones or run between graves. Headstones often say when the person was born and when they died, which helps historians.
Trees and pragmatics
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