used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a time when Emily would have asked, "Feel what?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How--how do you do it?" she asked.
completely unclothed
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How--how do you do it?" she asked.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
Emily
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From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a time when Emily would have asked, "Feel what?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
How
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From this reading "How--how do you do it?" she asked.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How--how do you do it?" she asked.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
set down according to a plan
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
set afire or burning
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
Margaret
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From this reading "What?" asked Margaret.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
other's
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From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How--how do you do it?" she asked.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Oh," said Margaret, and her lips parted and her face lighted as she and Emily gazed into each other's eyes, "you just feel it and then you write."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a time when Emily would have asked, "Feel what?"
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was a time when Emily would have asked, "Feel what?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a time when Emily would have asked, "Feel what?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" asked Margaret.
at the time that
From this reading There was a time when Emily would have asked, "Feel what?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a time when Emily would have asked, "Feel what?"
produce a literary work
From this reading "Write?" said Emily, holding to Margaret tight--she had never before thus laid bare the secrets of her soul.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How--how do you do it?" she asked.
