Alice
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From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Every vestige of color fled from her face.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
consternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
the act of departing
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every vestige of color fled from her face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Every vestige of color fled from her face.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Every vestige of color fled from her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every vestige of color fled from her face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
how
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From this reading "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
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 "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
SUSPENSEnounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading SUSPENSE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
vestigenounUS /ˈvestɪdʒ/
an indication that something has been present
From this reading Every vestige of color fled from her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
at the time that
From this reading What was the consternation of Alice when her father returned the evening of the day of his departure and told her he had concluded he could not be spared for the trip, and so, when they reached the mill, he had chosen Ben to fill his place!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O father! how could you trust him with Philip?" burst forth involuntarily.
