used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I didn't suppose _you_ would," laughed Janice, blushing a little.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
for the reason that
From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
blushingadjectiveUS /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading "I didn't suppose _you_ would," laughed Janice, blushing a little.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
citified-looking
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From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't suppose _you_ would," laughed Janice, blushing a little.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "DO YOU MEAN THAT?"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
Janice
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From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "I didn't suppose _you_ would," laughed Janice, blushing a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I didn't suppose _you_ would," laughed Janice, blushing a little.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "DO YOU MEAN THAT?"
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
a human being
From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
Poketown
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From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Do you remember?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
cut with a saw
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
express a supposition
From this reading "I didn't suppose _you_ would," laughed Janice, blushing a little.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "DO YOU MEAN THAT?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And I stared at you because you were the first citified-looking person I had seen since coming to Poketown."
at the time that
From this reading "It was right along here--at the bridge, you know--I saw you the first time, Janice," said the teacher, when they had covered some two miles of the way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I didn't suppose _you_ would," laughed Janice, blushing a little.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "DO YOU MEAN THAT?"
