used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
Annella's
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From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
eagerly desirous
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When would she come back?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Where could the strange girl be?
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
a young female
From this reading Where could the strange girl be?
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
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 Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
a female domestic
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As hour after hour passed away she grew more and more anxious.
estrangement from god
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
sinnernounUS /ˈsɪnər/
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
stationedverbUS /ˈsteɪʃənd/
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Where could the strange girl be?
Tabitha
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From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
TabsnounUS /tæbz/
plural of “tab” — the bill in a restaurant
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For the soul of a sinner Let masses be said; The sin shall be nameless, And nameless the maid.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
look attentively
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
at the time that
From this reading When would she come back?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where could the strange girl be?
which person or people
From this reading Long and fearful was the watch kept by poor Tabitha Tabs, who had stationed herself at the back gate of the lawn to await Annella’s return.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When would she come back?
