in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
FanverbUS /fæn/
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
FannynounUS /ˈfæni/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
How
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From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
Katy
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From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
kissingnounUS /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
immediately past
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
without good reason
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
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 Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
lovelier
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From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
many times at short intervals
From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
only a very short time before
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading SEEING THE WORLD.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
softeradjectiveUS /ˈsɑːftər/
comparative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
having a supporting base
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
starryadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːriː/
abounding with or resembling stars
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEEING THE WORLD.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading How often now do I recall Fanny as she was then starting out to see the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
having come into contact
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
twenty-sixadjective
being six more than twenty
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
at the time that
From this reading It was the last week in July when Fan and Katy left us for Washington.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack, Paul and I went to the station with them, waving and kissing our hands to them as long as we could see them standing upon the rear platform and waving to us.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading SEEING THE WORLD.
a late time of life
From this reading Although twenty-six she scarcely looked more than twenty, so lightly had the years touched her bright face and starry eyes, which tears made softer and lovelier as she said good-bye to us.
