used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
anew
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
in the past
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
put or send forth
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
FloridanounUS /ˈflɔːrədə/
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading Yes, he would go to Florida.
Frands
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From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
Frands's
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From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
the act of giving
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yes, he would go to Florida.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
hand-shake
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From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
be the source of pain
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
something that is lost
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
stolidlyadverb
in a stolid manner
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
suckedverbUS /sʌkt/
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then the dull look came back into Frands's eyes, and he nodded stolidly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, he would go to Florida.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
warrantedverbUS /ˈwɔːrəntɪd/
past form of “warrant” — provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
at the time that
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
which person or people
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading So long ago was it that the current which sucked her under cast her up again, that there lives not in the whole street any one who can recall her loss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The papers were made out, and off he went, after giving me a hearty hand-shake that warranted he would come out right when he became accustomed to the new country; but he took something with him which it hurt me to part with.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yes, he would go to Florida.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, he would go to Florida.
Yette
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From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Frands is long since in Florida, growing up with the country, and little Yette is a young woman.
