used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
anew
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
in addition
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
next to; at the side of
From this reading But now she would have been very glad to have him running along beside her.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now she would have been very glad to have him running along beside her.
Cecilia
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From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
Deborah
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From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
recognizable; marked
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
dollsnounUS /dɑːlz/
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading But now she would have been very glad to have him running along beside her.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But now she would have been very glad to have him running along beside her.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
Josephine
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From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
immediately past
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
go away from a place
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
the act of departing
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
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 A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
a particular point in time
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now she would have been very glad to have him running along beside her.
pony-cart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
any competition
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
regretfullyadverbUS /rɪˈɡretfəli/
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading But now she would have been very glad to have him running along beside her.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
precisely as stated
From this reading But now she would have been very glad to have him running along beside her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For at the last moment before leaving home the little girls had decided that it was not best to let Hero accompany them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
Winifred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Josephine" and "Cecilia" had also been left behind; in fact neither Winifred nor Ruth had remembered the dolls until after they had said good-bye to Aunt Deborah.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LONG RIDE "I wish we had brought Hero," thought Ruth regretfully as she hurried down the shadowy road, "then he could have come with me for company."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was not room for him in the pony-cart, and for him to race along the streets might well mean that he would again disappear; so Ruth had been quite ready to leave him at home.
