afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
(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 “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
any thing at all
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can never be sure of them men.
can't
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From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
Charlotta
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From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
don't
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From this reading “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
with resolute determination
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
it's
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From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
and nothing more
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
the force of workers available
From this reading You can never be sure of them men.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You can never be sure of them men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
on one occasion
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
Shirley
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From this reading “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading You can never be sure of them men.
temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You can never be sure of them men.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “I can’t do anything, and it’s awful to hang round just waiting,” sighed Charlotta.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My older sister, Charlotta the First, thought she was engaged to one once.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What if he don’t propose after all, Miss Shirley, ma’am?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It would be dreadful, Charlotta,” said Anne firmly, “so just you come away with me out of the reach of temptation.”
