from one side of something to the other
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
(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 He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading He had quite forgotten the anguish of that miserable morning after the receipt of Mr. Pastern's letter.
AuroranounUS /ərˈɔːrə/
the first light of day
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
dinner-bell
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From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He had quite forgotten the anguish of that miserable morning after the receipt of Mr. Pastern's letter.
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT IN THE RAIN.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
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 The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He had quite forgotten the anguish of that miserable morning after the receipt of Mr. Pastern's letter.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
loveliest
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From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
Mellish
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From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading He had quite forgotten the anguish of that miserable morning after the receipt of Mr. Pastern's letter.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had quite forgotten the anguish of that miserable morning after the receipt of Mr. Pastern's letter.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT IN THE RAIN.
Pastern's
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From this reading He had quite forgotten the anguish of that miserable morning after the receipt of Mr. Pastern's letter.
pocket-handkerchiefnoun
a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He had quite forgotten the anguish of that miserable morning after the receipt of Mr. Pastern's letter.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading OUT IN THE RAIN.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
receiptnounUS /rɪˈsiːt/
the act of receiving
From this reading He had quite forgotten the anguish of that miserable morning after the receipt of Mr. Pastern's letter.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
Softynoun
a person who is weak and excessively sentimental
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had quite forgotten the anguish of that miserable morning after the receipt of Mr. Pastern's letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT IN THE RAIN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
precisely as stated
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
whisking
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From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The second dinner-bell rang five minutes after the "Softy" had left Aurora, and Mr. John Mellish came out upon the lawn to look for his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came whistling across the grass, and whisking the roses with his pocket-handkerchief in very gaiety of heart.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had forgotten all but that his Aurora was the loveliest and dearest of women, and that he trusted her with the boundless faith of his big, honest heart.
