used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She was her own child, and no one had any right to take her away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her heart thrilled as she watched her standing there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was her own child, and no one had any right to take her away.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She was her own child, and no one had any right to take her away.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
HamptonnounUS /ˈhæmptən/
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart thrilled as she watched her standing there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart thrilled as she watched her standing there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
Jess
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From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
maidenlyadjective
befitting or characteristic of a maiden
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
NICKverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
not any; not one
From this reading She was her own child, and no one had any right to take her away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was her own child, and no one had any right to take her away.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She was her own child, and no one had any right to take her away.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading She was her own child, and no one had any right to take her away.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
having a supporting base
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
carry out
From this reading She was her own child, and no one had any right to take her away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading Her heart thrilled as she watched her standing there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading Her heart thrilled as she watched her standing there.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Her heart thrilled as she watched her standing there.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Jess was standing close to the water looking across at the opposite shore.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME "What a lovely place this is!"
