addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
speak to
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
BalmnounUS /bɑːm/
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
CedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
couldn't
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
Don't
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From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
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 LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
Gilead
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From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
Hagar
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
Jim
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
Mile-and-a-Half
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From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
express in words
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
THOMASINE
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
at the time that
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
in the company of; together with
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
