Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

later than; following

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

forming or resembling an arch

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

shockingly brutal or cruel

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

run or move very quickly or hastily

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

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From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading Presently, her joy at having escaped was tempered.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

destroyed or killed

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Presently, her joy at having escaped was tempered.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Presently, her joy at having escaped was tempered.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

the power or ability to move

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

possessive form of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

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From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

above and across; more than

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

in the near future

From this reading Presently, her joy at having escaped was tempered.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

Identical; not different.

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

moving very fast

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

From this reading Presently, her joy at having escaped was tempered.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading She began to doubt pursuit, and besides she could now trust to her power of swift locomotion.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

at the time that

From this reading The sense of escape from prison was not new; many times when church was over she had looked up and round at the arching sky and the waving trees and had danced her way out to Matthew's buggy, and sometimes, from behind the safe shelter of its curtain, she had made atrocious faces at the back of Millie König's sleek head.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

during the time that

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

in the company of; together with

From this reading TWO VERSIONS OF THE SAME STORY After Ellen had beaten her way with gasps for breath up the slope beyond the meeting-house, she slackened her pace.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading For a while she kept inside the fences on the grass borders from which a dash into the wheat would have been easy, but after she had gone half a mile she wormed her plump body between two spreading rails and took to the road.