used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR But nothing so dire had happened.
Alfaretta
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From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR But nothing so dire had happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
Babcock
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From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
Barlow's
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From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
dearly loved
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR But nothing so dire had happened.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
couldn't
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From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
traveling across
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
Deerhurst
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From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
direadjectiveUS /daɪr/
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR But nothing so dire had happened.
Dorothy
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From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR But nothing so dire had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR But nothing so dire had happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
hearernounUS /ˈhiːrər/
someone who listens attentively
From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
cause to move by striking
From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
Jim
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From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
KidnappedverbUS /ˈkɪdnæpt/
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading "Kidnapped!"
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
Martha's
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From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
come together
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
a particular point in time
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR But nothing so dire had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
shrubberynounUS /ˈʃrʌbəri/
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR But nothing so dire had happened.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
terrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/
causing extreme terror
From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
tree-bordered
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From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR But nothing so dire had happened.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Crossing the grassy stretch before the cottage Dorothy had caught sight of Jim Barlow's familiar figure, coming along the tree-bordered lane which led to Deerhurst, and had hurried to meet him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shrubbery hid her from view of Mrs. Chester and the Babcock girls, and for a moment mother Martha's heart sank with the same dread she had known while her beloved child had been absent from her.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading If Alfaretta had tried she couldn't have hit upon a more terrifying word to her hearer.
