from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
terminate
From this reading “If this heart must break, why delay the stroke?
breakfast-table
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From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
Comala's
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From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “If this heart must break, why delay the stroke?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
communicated in words
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
Frances's
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From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
grand-daughter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
handingverbUS /ˈhændɪŋ/
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “If this heart must break, why delay the stroke?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If this heart must break, why delay the stroke?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
lidsnounUS /lɪdz/
plural of “lid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
Lodore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
MontgomerynounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmri/
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If this heart must break, why delay the stroke?
not any; not one
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
on one occasion
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
Rendverb
tear or be torn violently
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
seclusionnounUS /sɪˈkluːʒən/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “If this heart must break, why delay the stroke?
surpassverbUS /sərˈpæs/
distinguish oneself
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If this heart must break, why delay the stroke?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If this heart must break, why delay the stroke?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “In vain I close mine eyes, through their sealed lids, I see his blood!”
veilingnounUS /ˈveɪlɪŋ/
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both daughters expressed pleasure and surprise; but Frances’s hand was the first extended.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
at the time that
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “If this heart must break, why delay the stroke?
wildnessnounUS /ˈwaɪldnəs/
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading Rend at once the veiling cloud; no phantom Of the future, can surpass the wildness Of Comala’s fears.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The sisters had returned to Lodore, and passed some quiet months in its peaceful seclusion, when one morning Mrs. Montgomery, handing an open letter to her grand-daughter across the breakfast-table, said, “It is from your father: we may expect to see him every day.”
