touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
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 Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
blunderedverbUS /ˈblʌndərd/
past form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
couldn't
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From this reading Yet as long as she was there he couldn't keep his eyes off her.
didn't
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From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Yet as long as she was there he couldn't keep his eyes off her.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
the act of departing
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Yet as long as she was there he couldn't keep his eyes off her.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
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 Yet as long as she was there he couldn't keep his eyes off her.
microscopenounUS /ˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/
magnifier of the image of small objects
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
mysteriouslyadverbUS /ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli/
in a cryptic manner
From this reading Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
many times at short intervals
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
sulkingverbUS /ˈsʌlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “sulk” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet as long as she was there he couldn't keep his eyes off her.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still more mysteriously, his sulking appeared to be related to Anne.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet as long as she was there he couldn't keep his eyes off her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He had left off going for walks alone with her in the fields and woods; he didn't show her things under his microscope any more.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading More often than not he would go out of the room if she came into it.
writhedadjectiveUS /rɪθd/
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading If she leaned over his shoulder he writhed himself away; if his hand blundered against hers he drew it back as if her touch burnt him.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet as long as she was there he couldn't keep his eyes off her.
