used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOPE AND HAVE.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
engrossedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊst/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
divisible by two
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HOPE AND HAVE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading HOPE AND HAVE.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
in motion
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
not any; not one
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park.
policemennounUS /pəˈliːsmɪn/
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
not in physical motion
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fanny got out of the horse car at the Park.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in the midst of the great city, but she felt no interest in the moving, driving scene around her, for the thought of poor Jenny still engrossed her.
look attentively
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
which person or people
From this reading She had even forgotten Mr. Long, and the dreaded policemen who might be on the watch for her.
Woodville
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From this reading This was the good time for which she had stolen the money and run away from her happy home at Woodville.
