forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
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 For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
Half-way
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From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The wave of warmth that went through him was like the prolongation of his vision.
Mattie
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From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
obstructionnounUS /əbˈstrʌkʃən/
any structure that makes progress difficult
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wave of warmth that went through him was like the prolongation of his vision.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
prolongationnoun
the act of prolonging something
From this reading The wave of warmth that went through him was like the prolongation of his vision.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
sleevenounUS /sliːv/
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
make steady
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wave of warmth that went through him was like the prolongation of his vision.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The wave of warmth that went through him was like the prolongation of his vision.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Half-way up the slope Mattie stumbled against some unseen obstruction and clutched his sleeve to steady herself.
a vivid mental image
From this reading He let the vision possess him as they climbed the hill to the house.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading The wave of warmth that went through him was like the prolongation of his vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The wave of warmth that went through him was like the prolongation of his vision.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The wave of warmth that went through him was like the prolongation of his vision.
at the time that
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was never so happy with her as when he abandoned himself to these dreams.
