used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _We are in God's hand.
Barbara
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From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
Bettina
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From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading I feel He laid the fetter: let it lie!_ --BROWNING.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel He laid the fetter: let it lie!_ --BROWNING.
fetternounUS /ˈfetər/
a shackle for the ankles or feet
From this reading I feel He laid the fetter: let it lie!_ --BROWNING.
fetteredadjectiveUS /ˈfetərd/
bound by chains fastened around the ankles
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading _We are in God's hand.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _We are in God's hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
How
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From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading The Mystery Unfolds to Howard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel He laid the fetter: let it lie!_ --BROWNING.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _We are in God's hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I feel He laid the fetter: let it lie!_ --BROWNING.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
set down according to a plan
From this reading I feel He laid the fetter: let it lie!_ --BROWNING.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I feel He laid the fetter: let it lie!_ --BROWNING.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I feel He laid the fetter: let it lie!_ --BROWNING.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
Malcom
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From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
Margery
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From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
midwinternounUS /ˈmɪˈdwɪntər/
the middle of winter
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The Mystery Unfolds to Howard.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
with speed
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mystery Unfolds to Howard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Mystery Unfolds to Howard.
UnfoldsverbUS /ənˈfoʊldz/
third-person singular of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading The Mystery Unfolds to Howard.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How strange now looks the life He makes us lead: So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _We are in God's hand.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The weeks sped rapidly on; midwinter had come and gone, and four months had been numbered since Mrs. Douglas had brought Malcom, Margery, Barbara, and Bettina to Italy.
