used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
afore
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From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
anonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
befallenverbUS /bəˈfɑːlən/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
a youthful male person
From this reading I had thought a loved th' boy; and I knew then.
breathsnounUS /breθs/
plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
an old word for “before”
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
at any time
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
grippedverbUS /ɡrɪpt/
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
havior
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From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And I knew then, I knew then, comrade.
lassnounUS /læs/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
latticenounUS /ˈlætəs/
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
locksnounUS /lɑːks/
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
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 And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
held dear
From this reading I had thought a loved th' boy; and I knew then.
madcapnounUS /ˈmædkæp/
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
not any; not one
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
praisingadjectiveUS /ˈpreɪzɪŋ/
full of or giving praise
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
cut with a saw
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And I knew then, I knew then, comrade.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had thought a loved th' boy; and I knew then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And a drew long breaths ever and anon, like one that hath been half drowned and is coming back to life.
communicated in words
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
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 was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So full was I o' praising my lass on her good 'havior that I had got me from th' lattice and was half in at the door ere I saw what had befallen.
at the time that
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There was my madcap comrade, down on her knees afore the settle, wi' both hands gripped in her thick locks, and her head bent forward on th' wooden seat; and she made no sound, neither uttered she any word, but a shook like water when a heavy weight rolls past.
