aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Violet had fretted about him continually.
anew
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never been quite well since the night of the fire.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading Violet had fretted about him continually.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
Earle
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From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
start firing a weapon
From this reading She had never been quite well since the night of the fire.
frettedadjectiveUS /ˈfretɪd/
having frets
From this reading Violet had fretted about him continually.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Violet had fretted about him continually.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
Jaquelina
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From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never been quite well since the night of the fire.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had never been quite well since the night of the fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had never been quite well since the night of the fire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She had never been quite well since the night of the fire.
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
Ronald
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From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had never been quite well since the night of the fire.
be seated
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
Valchester
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
VioletnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
at the time that
From this reading The day came when Jaquelina was well enough to sit up in her darkened chamber again.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Then they sent word to Violet Earle that she might come to see her one day and Walter the next.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ronald Valchester had gone back to Richmond on the same day that he had heard that Jaquelina would live.
