used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'll go an' tell 'em to bring it here."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "And now, where is your bag, child--er--Rachel, I mean?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I'll go an' tell 'em to bring it here."
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
a young person of either sex
From this reading "And now, where is your bag, child--er--Rachel, I mean?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
dearly loved
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
one or the other of two
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
a quad with a square body
From this reading "I'll go an' tell 'em to bring it here."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Rachel pointed to the end of the platform.
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "And now, where is your bag, child--er--Rachel, I mean?"
the organ of sight
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
glistenedverbUS /ˈɡlɪsənd/
past form of “glisten” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll go an' tell 'em to bring it here."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
heavedverbUS /hiːvd/
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
Henderson's
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From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'll go an' tell 'em to bring it here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll go an' tell 'em to bring it here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And now, where is your bag, child--er--Rachel, I mean?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
held up in the air
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "And now, where is your bag, child--er--Rachel, I mean?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now, where is your bag, child--er--Rachel, I mean?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rachel pointed to the end of the platform.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
parsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Rachel pointed to the end of the platform.
having a point
From this reading Rachel pointed to the end of the platform.
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
spyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
express in words
From this reading "I'll go an' tell 'em to bring it here."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
in or at that place or location
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
at the time that
From this reading Rachel glanced up sharply, heaved a big sigh, and when she lifted her head from Mrs. Henderson's neck, there was something bright that glistened in either eye; she brushed it off before any one could spy it, as the parson was saying:
in or at the place that
From this reading "And now, where is your bag, child--er--Rachel, I mean?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rachel, dear, I am so glad you have come to us."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now, where is your bag, child--er--Rachel, I mean?"
