afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
Arleigh's
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From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
cause to be bored
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
lacking funds
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
DARK-EYED
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From this reading “MY DARK-EYED WILL!”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
fearfullyadverb
in fear
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
Glyndon
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From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
Jessie
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From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
LeonardnounUS /ˈlenərd/
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “MY DARK-EYED WILL!”
information about recent and important events
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
OaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/
an event that happens
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
win a victory over
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
in the near future
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I arrived home from The Oaks and broke to her the news of Mrs. Arleigh’s sudden death, she was fearfully overcome.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
showing sorrow
From this reading She was very pale, and her eyes bore the traces of recent weeping.
at the time that
From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “MY DARK-EYED WILL!”
Yorke
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From this reading When Leonard Yorke reached home after the tragic occurrence at The Oaks, he was met in the hall by Jessie Glyndon.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Mr. Yorke,” she began, as soon as she saw him, “your mother is very ill!
