from one side of something to the other
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "I dare say you are anxious to get home to The Tamarisks."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I dare say you are anxious to get home to The Tamarisks."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
Brackenfield
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From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
CharadesnounUS /ʃərˈeɪdz/
guessing game in which one player pantomimes a word or phrase for others to guess
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "I dare say you are anxious to get home to The Tamarisks."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I dare say you are anxious to get home to The Tamarisks."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
gratefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtfəli/
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Norton spoke to her kindly.
Hodson
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From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I dare say you are anxious to get home to The Tamarisks."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I dare say you are anxious to get home to The Tamarisks."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
it's
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From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Miss Norton spoke to her kindly.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
m'm
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From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Norton spoke to her kindly.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
Norton
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From this reading Miss Norton spoke to her kindly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
on one occasion
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
on the contrary
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
express in words
From this reading "I dare say you are anxious to get home to The Tamarisks."
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Miss Norton spoke to her kindly.
carry out
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
TamarisksnounUS /ˈtæmərɪsks/
plural of “tamarisk” — any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
From this reading "I dare say you are anxious to get home to The Tamarisks."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Norton spoke to her kindly.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
at the time that
From this reading Charades Hodson was waiting in the road when they came out.
Whitecliffe
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From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, thank you, m'm, it's got rather late," answered Hodson gratefully, setting off at once along the Whitecliffe Road.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "We need not trouble you to take the young ladies back to Brackenfield, they can return with me across the moor," she said.
