used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
brokenly
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From this reading “I haven’t found him yet, dear,” she said, brokenly.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I will--_I will_--find him.
Celia
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From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
dearly loved
From this reading “I haven’t found him yet, dear,” she said, brokenly.
Dorothy's
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From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
earnestnessnounUS /ˈɜːrnəstnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I _know_ I shall find him for you in the end.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “But I will--_I will_--find him.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I _know_ I shall find him for you in the end.
set up or found
From this reading “I haven’t found him yet, dear,” she said, brokenly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
a young female
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
Glenwood
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From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
the act of departing
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
haven't
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From this reading “I haven’t found him yet, dear,” she said, brokenly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I haven’t found him yet, dear,” she said, brokenly.
how
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From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t found him yet, dear,” she said, brokenly.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
and nothing more
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I _know_ I shall find him for you in the end.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
Moran
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From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
quavernounUS /ˈkweɪvər/
a tremulous sound
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I haven’t found him yet, dear,” she said, brokenly.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I _know_ I shall find him for you in the end.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I haven’t found him yet, dear,” she said, brokenly.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
SNOWBOUNDadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊbaʊnd/
confined or shut in by heavy snow
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading SNOWBOUND The earnestness in the little, shrewd face, the quaver of her voice, the clutch of her fingers around Dorothy’s neck, all impressed the girl from Glenwood Hall as to just how much the finding of the big, lost brother meant to little Celia Moran.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But I will--_I will_--find him.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have written a letter, and I am going to keep on searching--Oh, my dear!
but in spite of that
From this reading “I haven’t found him yet, dear,” she said, brokenly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I _know_ I shall find him for you in the end.
