afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
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 "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
bowlsnounUS /boʊlz/
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
brighteningverbUS /ˈbraɪtənɪŋ/
-ing form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
coins made of gold
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
grapesnounUS /ɡreɪps/
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
how
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From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
and nothing more
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading How Willy used to love grapes!
lovinglyadverbUS /ˈlʌvɪŋli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
on one occasion
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
porticonounUS /ˈpɔːrtəkoʊ/
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
a purple color or pigment
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
rambles
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From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
sitsverbUS /sɪts/
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
Stebbins's
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From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
sunbeamnounUS /ˈsʌnbiːm/
a ray of sunlight
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
in the direction of
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
at the time that
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
belonging to which person
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
Willy
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From this reading How Willy used to love grapes!
Willy's
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From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
wistfullyadverbUS /ˈwɪstfəli/
in a wistful manner
From this reading There! did you see how wistfully he looked up at the grapes, whose purple side are turned towards him as they hang over the portico?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And his hair looks like Willy's, too, as he sits there with that sunbeam brightening its gold, and his arm thrown so lovingly around his sister's waist.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That little boy's eyes, when he thanked you for the water, looked just as Willy's used to," once more whispered the angel, bending down close to Miss Stebbins's ear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And how sweet your bowls of bread and milk used to taste, after one of your rambles into the woods!
