used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
ALICE
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From this reading ALICE AND GRIF MEET FRIENDS UPON THE ROAD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALICE AND GRIF MEET FRIENDS UPON THE ROAD.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There lay the road to the open country, away from the sea.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There lay the road to the open country, away from the sea.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The fatigue Alice had undergone the previous day seemed to have had no effect upon her.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The fatigue Alice had undergone the previous day seemed to have had no effect upon her.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading The fatigue Alice had undergone the previous day seemed to have had no effect upon her.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ALICE AND GRIF MEET FRIENDS UPON THE ROAD.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There lay the road to the open country, away from the sea.
GRIF
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From this reading ALICE AND GRIF MEET FRIENDS UPON THE ROAD.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fatigue Alice had undergone the previous day seemed to have had no effect upon her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fatigue Alice had undergone the previous day seemed to have had no effect upon her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There lay the road to the open country, away from the sea.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
come together
From this reading ALICE AND GRIF MEET FRIENDS UPON THE ROAD.
MelbournenounUS /ˈmelbərn/
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
Milly's
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From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
not any; not one
From this reading The fatigue Alice had undergone the previous day seemed to have had no effect upon her.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There lay the road to the open country, away from the sea.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading The fatigue Alice had undergone the previous day seemed to have had no effect upon her.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ALICE AND GRIF MEET FRIENDS UPON THE ROAD.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading There lay the road to the open country, away from the sea.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The fatigue Alice had undergone the previous day seemed to have had no effect upon her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
not in physical motion
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
strungadjectiveUS /strʌŋ/
that is on a string
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
in a swift manner
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
tensionnounUS /ˈtenʃən/
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALICE AND GRIF MEET FRIENDS UPON THE ROAD.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There lay the road to the open country, away from the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There lay the road to the open country, away from the sea.
in the direction of
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
unconsciouslyadverbUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsli/
without awareness
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
undergoneverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡɔːn/
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading The fatigue Alice had undergone the previous day seemed to have had no effect upon her.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ALICE AND GRIF MEET FRIENDS UPON THE ROAD.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Poor Milly's death, and the letter which she still unconsciously held crushed in her hand, had strung her nerves to the highest pitch of tension.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a dreadful fear at her heart, and her whole frame quivering under the pressure of a terrible excitement, Alice, with Grif by her side, walked swiftly on towards North Melbourne.
