used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But she drew back with a sudden shyness.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she drew back with a sudden shyness.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
don't
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From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
let fall to the ground
From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
easiestadjectiveUS /ˈiːziəst/
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
set up or found
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
heavieradjectiveUS /ˈheviər/
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
jerkverbUS /dʒɜːrk/
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
Pam
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From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
RidgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
shynessnounUS /ˈʃaɪnəs/
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading But she drew back with a sudden shyness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
Sophy
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From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading But she drew back with a sudden shyness.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
Walsh
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From this reading “Come, Miss Walsh, I promise not to drop you, and I don’t expect that you are heavier than Sophy.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
which person or people
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What They Found Don drew his horses up with a jerk and sprang to the ground.
but in spite of that
From this reading “The other lot from over the Ridge have not got here yet, so we are first,” he remarked cheerfully, and then he held out his arms to Pam, so that she might descend with safety.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You go first, please, and show me the way,” she said to Sophy, who laughed, and then dropped into the strong arms of her brother, which was certainly the easiest mode of descent.
