used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
the state of being absent
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
ADRIFTadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE GREAT CITY "My darling!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
arm'snounUS /ɑːrmz/
possessive form of “arm” — a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now my vacation has indeed begun!"
dearly loved
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
Breckenridge
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From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE GREAT CITY "My darling!
clasping
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From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
a special loved one
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE GREAT CITY "My darling!
a female human offspring
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
at any time
From this reading More like the other Molly than ever!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE GREAT CITY "My darling!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now my vacation has indeed begun!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
the act of retaining something
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE GREAT CITY "My darling!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Now my vacation has indeed begun!"
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading More like the other Molly than ever!
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "My darling Molly!
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More like the other Molly than ever!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE GREAT CITY "My darling!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now my vacation has indeed begun!"
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading More like the other Molly than ever!
scanverbUS /skæn/
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More like the other Molly than ever!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE GREAT CITY "My darling!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Now my vacation has indeed begun!"
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading My darling!" cried Judge Breckenridge, clasping his daughter close to his breast, then holding her off at arm's length, the better to scan her beloved face and to observe the changes a few months of absence had wrought.
