aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
Angie
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
on or to one side
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
CarolnounUS /ˈkærəl/
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
cause to move by pulling
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
the state or fact of existing
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
Flower's
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
a young female
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
the act of departing
From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
Grange's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
free from evil or guilt
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
and nothing more
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
new-born
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
express in words
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
the season of growth
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
transpiresverbUS /trænˈspaɪərz/
third-person singular of “transpire” — pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
at the time that
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
but in spite of that
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
