used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, Tobias," she answered feebly, "dead indeed."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
comprehendingverbUS /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪŋ/
-ing form of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "What was that you said, woman?--Truey dead?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
opinion or judgment
From this reading Vrouw Terblans was whimpering now and had a kerchief to her eyes.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading "Yes, Tobias," she answered feebly, "dead indeed."
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
gutturaladjectiveUS /ˈɡʌtərəl/
like the sounds of frogs and crows
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
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importnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrt/
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Yes, Tobias," she answered feebly, "dead indeed."
Joanna
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From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
kerchiefnounUS /ˈkɜːrtʃəf/
a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
From this reading Vrouw Terblans was whimpering now and had a kerchief to her eyes.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Vrouw Terblans was whimpering now and had a kerchief to her eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He leaned down towards her from his horse and said in a low, fierce, guttural voice:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
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Tant
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Terblans
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causing fear or dread or terror
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What was that you said, woman?--Truey dead?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Tobias
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in the direction of
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Truey
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From this reading "What was that you said, woman?--Truey dead?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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Vrouw
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was that you said, woman?--Truey dead?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was that you said, woman?--Truey dead?"
whimperingverbUS /ˈwɪmpərɪŋ/
-ing form of “whimper” — cry weakly or softly
From this reading Vrouw Terblans was whimpering now and had a kerchief to her eyes.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "What was that you said, woman?--Truey dead?"
the words that are spoken
From this reading Tobias had stared at Tant' Joanna as she spoke these words, his slow mind not fully comprehending their terrible import.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Tobias," she answered feebly, "dead indeed."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What was that you said, woman?--Truey dead?"
