used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
anew
From this reading Terror had her in its grip again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But poor Mary-Lou was not of much help to them.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
Conacher
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From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading The whites treated the Indian girl exactly as one of themselves.
a young female
From this reading The whites treated the Indian girl exactly as one of themselves.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Terror had her in its grip again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Terror had her in its grip again.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading But poor Mary-Lou was not of much help to them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Terror had her in its grip again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Terror had her in its grip again.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The whites treated the Indian girl exactly as one of themselves.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Terror had her in its grip again.
Loseis
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From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
Mary-Lou
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From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
Moale
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From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But poor Mary-Lou was not of much help to them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But poor Mary-Lou was not of much help to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The whites treated the Indian girl exactly as one of themselves.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But poor Mary-Lou was not of much help to them.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as Moale rode away Loseis, Conacher and Mary-Lou held a council.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Terror had her in its grip again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The whites treated the Indian girl exactly as one of themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But poor Mary-Lou was not of much help to them.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
in the direction of
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading The whites treated the Indian girl exactly as one of themselves.
precisely as stated
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But poor Mary-Lou was not of much help to them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sense of common danger drew them very close together; their hearts were soft towards each other.
whitesnounUS /waɪts/
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading The whites treated the Indian girl exactly as one of themselves.
