used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
anew
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weight was lifted a little from her heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The weight was lifted a little from her heart.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
held up in the air
From this reading The weight was lifted a little from her heart.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
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 "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
come together
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
not any; not one
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
and nothing more
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
up to a particular time
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The weight was lifted a little from her heart.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
at the time that
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
in or at the place that
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
