in the past
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s from Jack--our Jack--and he is coming home!”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he _did_ mean it--the dear, dear lad.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “It’s from Jack--our Jack--and he is coming home!”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
dearly loved
From this reading But he _did_ mean it--the dear, dear lad.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
deniedverbUS /dɪˈnaɪd/
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he _did_ mean it--the dear, dear lad.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It’s from Jack--our Jack--and he is coming home!”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
only a very short time before
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s from Jack--our Jack--and he is coming home!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “It’s from Jack--our Jack--and he is coming home!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It’s from Jack--our Jack--and he is coming home!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
It's
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From this reading “It’s from Jack--our Jack--and he is coming home!”
a small worthless amount
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keen-toned
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From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
a boy or man
From this reading But he _did_ mean it--the dear, dear lad.
Lee'snounUS /liːz/
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
hear with intention
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But he _did_ mean it--the dear, dear lad.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It’s from Jack--our Jack--and he is coming home!”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he _did_ mean it--the dear, dear lad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
at the time that
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “Oh, I hardly dared to believe it when he wrote months ago that he would come!
a late time of life
From this reading Mrs. Lee’s deeply set, dark eyes were shining, her cheeks flushed; her voice, keen-toned with happiness, denied her three score and ten years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Listen: ‘I will walk in upon you on the morning of the fifteenth.’
