alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
Amanda
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From this reading Carolyn May wanted _awfully_ to speak to Miss Amanda.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
any person at all
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Uncle Joe was quite as stubborn.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading Carolyn May wanted _awfully_ to speak to Miss Amanda.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
Carolyn
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From this reading Carolyn May wanted _awfully_ to speak to Miss Amanda.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Miss Parlow, however, kept her face steadily turned in the opposite direction.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
gladenounUS /ɡleɪd/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Miss Parlow, however, kept her face steadily turned in the opposite direction.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
Joe
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From this reading And Uncle Joe was quite as stubborn.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Miss Parlow, however, kept her face steadily turned in the opposite direction.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Carolyn May wanted _awfully_ to speak to Miss Amanda.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Carolyn May wanted _awfully_ to speak to Miss Amanda.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
no person; not anyone
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Miss Parlow, however, kept her face steadily turned in the opposite direction.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
Parlow
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From this reading Miss Parlow, however, kept her face steadily turned in the opposite direction.
a course of conduct
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading And Uncle Joe was quite as stubborn.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
express in speech
From this reading Carolyn May wanted _awfully_ to speak to Miss Amanda.
Stagg
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From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Miss Parlow, however, kept her face steadily turned in the opposite direction.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading And Uncle Joe was quite as stubborn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carolyn May wanted _awfully_ to speak to Miss Amanda.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading And Uncle Joe was quite as stubborn.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Carolyn May wanted _awfully_ to speak to Miss Amanda.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Uncle Joe was quite as stubborn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
which person or people
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The brown lady with the pretty roses in her cheeks sat on the log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and his little niece were coming along.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She must have known they were coming down the glade and who they were, for nobody could mistake the identity of Prince, and the dog would not be out in the woods with anybody but his little mistress.
