quickly and without warning
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
react verbally
From this reading St. Jacques made no answer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She responded now without hesitation,— “I wish I knew, myself; but I don’t.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
travel across or pass over
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
don't
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From this reading She responded now without hesitation,— “I wish I knew, myself; but I don’t.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
a boy or man
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nancy’s thoughts, like her steps, had lain parallel to his.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nancy’s thoughts, like her steps, had lain parallel to his.
hesitationnounUS /ˌhezəˈteɪʃən/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading She responded now without hesitation,— “I wish I knew, myself; but I don’t.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
how
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From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
Jacques
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From this reading St. Jacques made no answer.
and nothing more
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Nancy’s thoughts, like her steps, had lain parallel to his.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading St. Jacques made no answer.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She responded now without hesitation,— “I wish I knew, myself; but I don’t.”
Nancy'snounUS /ˈnænsiz/
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
not any; not one
From this reading St. Jacques made no answer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She responded now without hesitation,— “I wish I knew, myself; but I don’t.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
parallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading Nancy’s thoughts, like her steps, had lain parallel to his.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading She responded now without hesitation,— “I wish I knew, myself; but I don’t.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She responded now without hesitation,— “I wish I knew, myself; but I don’t.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
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From this reading St. Jacques made no answer.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Nancy’s thoughts, like her steps, had lain parallel to his.
temperancenounUS /ˈtempərəns/
the trait of avoiding excesses
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nancy’s thoughts, like her steps, had lain parallel to his.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nancy’s thoughts, like her steps, had lain parallel to his.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his dark eyes fixed on the broad river at his right hand, he marched steadily along by Nancy’s side until the quaint little roadside cross of temperance was far behind them.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She responded now without hesitation,— “I wish I knew, myself; but I don’t.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he said abruptly,— “Miss Howard, I wish I knew just how well you like that fellow.”
