touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We’ve been nearly crazy, dear!
next to; at the side of
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
captornounUS /ˈkæptər/
a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
crashingadjectiveUS /ˈkræʃɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading We’ve been nearly crazy, dear!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading No, no, don’t cry, Joe darling!
a special loved one
From this reading No, no, don’t cry, Joe darling!
dearly loved
From this reading We’ve been nearly crazy, dear!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Joe, Joe! why did you run away?
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
don't
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From this reading No, no, don’t cry, Joe darling!
Dorothy
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From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
else
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From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
Joe
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From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
held up in the air
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
engage in
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We’ve been nearly crazy, dear!
not any; not one
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Joe, Joe! why did you run away?
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Then Dorothy ran to him, sank to her knees beside him, laughed and cried over him as she lifted his head and held it tight against her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
underbrushnounUS /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two girls waited to make sure there was no one else in the cave besides Joe, listened until the sounds made by his captor crashing through the underbrush had died away.
We've
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From this reading We’ve been nearly crazy, dear!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Joe, Joe! why did you run away?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Joe, Joe! why did you run away?
