used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Tell me what is the matter?" begged Nelson.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
demanding attention
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
dearly loved
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
ECHOverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
a young female
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Who's hurt you?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tell me what is the matter?" begged Nelson.
Janice
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From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
lashesnounUS /ˈlæʃɪz/
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Tell me what is the matter?" begged Nelson.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me what is the matter?" begged Nelson.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading "Tell me what is the matter?" begged Nelson.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me what is the matter?" begged Nelson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Not--not now," said Janice, shaking her head and her voice catching a little as she spoke.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
What's
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From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
Who's
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From this reading "Who's hurt you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he saw her wet lashes and exclaimed: "My dear girl! you are crying?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHAT THE ECHO MIGHT HAVE HEARD "What's your hurry, Janice?" demanded the young teacher, coming to her side, smiling.
