used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The animal was now showing signs of recovering from the stunning blow of the stone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I've got to get her away from here," decided Joe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
exhale hard
From this reading The animal was now showing signs of recovering from the stunning blow of the stone.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
recognizable; marked
From this reading "I've got to get her away from here," decided Joe.
divisible by two
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got to get her away from here," decided Joe.
a young female
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got to get her away from here," decided Joe.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I've got to get her away from here," decided Joe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
how
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From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
I've
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From this reading "I've got to get her away from here," decided Joe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
Joe
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From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
Matson
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From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
a brief written record
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
overturnedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərtɜːrnd/
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
a light shade of red
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading The animal was now showing signs of recovering from the stunning blow of the stone.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The animal was now showing signs of recovering from the stunning blow of the stone.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The animal was now showing signs of recovering from the stunning blow of the stone.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The animal was now showing signs of recovering from the stunning blow of the stone.
stunningadjectiveUS /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
commanding attention
From this reading The animal was now showing signs of recovering from the stunning blow of the stone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've got to get her away from here," decided Joe.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
under normal conditions
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GIRL Joe Matson bent over the unconscious girl, and, even in the excitement of the moment, out of breath as he was from his fast run, he could not but note how pretty she was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She lay in a heap on the grass, at the side of the overturned carriage, from which the horse had partly freed itself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though now her cheeks that must usually be pink with the flush of health, were pale.
