used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chrissy was rather shy at first.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
Chrissy
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From this reading Chrissy was rather shy at first.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Chrissy was rather shy at first.
in a free manner
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
listenersnounUS /ˈlɪsənərz/
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
not any; not one
From this reading And no wonder.
novelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
pathosnounUS /ˈpeɪθɑːs/
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
compacted by ironing
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
on the contrary
From this reading Chrissy was rather shy at first.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
Scott'snounUS /skɑːts/
possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading Chrissy was rather shy at first.
spell-boundadjective
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
up to a particular time
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She never told stories freely away from home; but she was now pressed to do it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chrissy was rather shy at first.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
at the time that
From this reading Those were the days of Scott's early novels, when they were greatly run after, and the price of a night's reading was high.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And no wonder.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading After a little, however, she put her own sympathetic humour and pathos into the wondrous narrative, till she literally held her listeners spell-bound.
