afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Have you made it all right with father?"
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Not yet--that is--the fact is---we thought you might as well come along with us, Rhoda Polly."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not yet--that is--the fact is---we thought you might as well come along with us, Rhoda Polly."
on or to one side
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
Deventer
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From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
divisible by two
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Not yet--that is--the fact is---we thought you might as well come along with us, Rhoda Polly."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Have you made it all right with father?"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you made it all right with father?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Not yet--that is--the fact is---we thought you might as well come along with us, Rhoda Polly."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Have you made it all right with father?"
go away from a place
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Have you made it all right with father?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
MASTERFULadjectiveUS /ˈmæstərfəl/
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Not yet--that is--the fact is---we thought you might as well come along with us, Rhoda Polly."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
Polly
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From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
Rhoda
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From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Have you made it all right with father?"
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
move hurridly
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
an educational institution
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not yet--that is--the fact is---we thought you might as well come along with us, Rhoda Polly."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Not yet--that is--the fact is---we thought you might as well come along with us, Rhoda Polly."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
on a floor above
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were old friends, and Rhoda Polly did not even put aside her rifle to greet us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
(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 "Not yet--that is--the fact is---we thought you might as well come along with us, Rhoda Polly."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading AN OLD MAN MASTERFUL Deventer and I came upon Rhoda Polly while we were getting our breath after the rush upstairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Have you made it all right with father?"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Come from school without leave--run away--good!" she exclaimed.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet--that is--the fact is---we thought you might as well come along with us, Rhoda Polly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you made it all right with father?"
