used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dr. Grey turned away to the window.
billowyadjective
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
a youthful male person
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
curlverbUS /kɜːrl/
form a curl, curve, or kink
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Grey turned away to the window.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Dr. Grey turned away to the window.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And to think that his mother never saw him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And to think that his mother never saw him.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
kissingnounUS /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "And to think that his mother never saw him.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "And to think that his mother never saw him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
having a point
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor thing! poor thing!"
proudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
remembrancesnounUS /rɪˈmembrənsɪz/
plural of “remembrance” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
cut with a saw
From this reading "And to think that his mother never saw him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
a special situation
From this reading Poor thing! poor thing!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "And to think that his mother never saw him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dr. Grey turned away to the window.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What remembrances, bitter or sweet, came over the widower's heart, Heaven knows!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "My bonny boy!" she murmured, kissing the top of that billowy curl which extended from brow to crown--"my curl"--for Oliver immediately and proudly pointed it to her.
widower's
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a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Dr. Grey turned away to the window.