used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm 'most afraid to go alone."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I'm 'most afraid to go alone."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ellen, waking from her dream, looked at her and smiled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellen, waking from her dream, looked at her and smiled.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
boilin
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From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
couldn't
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Ellen, waking from her dream, looked at her and smiled.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
Ellen
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From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
opinion or judgment
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ellen, waking from her dream, looked at her and smiled.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen, waking from her dream, looked at her and smiled.
I'm
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From this reading I'm 'most afraid to go alone."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
Isabel's
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From this reading She knew Isabel's tender purposes.
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 She knew Isabel's tender purposes.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ellen, waking from her dream, looked at her and smiled.
Maggie
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inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
the force of workers available
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
a particular point in time
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I'm 'most afraid to go alone."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
purposesnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəsəz/
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading She knew Isabel's tender purposes.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew Isabel's tender purposes.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Ellen, waking from her dream, looked at her and smiled.
carry out
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading She knew Isabel's tender purposes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm 'most afraid to go alone."
tolerantadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːlərənt/
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Ellen, waking from her dream, looked at her and smiled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
wipeverbUS /waɪp/
rub with a circular motion
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This was meant to take her away from curious though tolerant eyes and give her a moment to wipe out the world of dreaming for the world of men.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O Ellen, you couldn't go over across the orchard, could you, an' see if Maggie L.'s got the water boilin' for the coffee?
