used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading CAPTAIN JESS Jessica drew back, repelled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN JESS Jessica drew back, repelled.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading CAPTAIN JESS Jessica drew back, repelled.
Ephraim
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
He'll
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From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
JESS
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From this reading CAPTAIN JESS Jessica drew back, repelled.
Jessica
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From this reading CAPTAIN JESS Jessica drew back, repelled.
lighteningnounUS /ˈlaɪtənɪŋ/
descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
engage in
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
MarshnounUS /mɑːrʃ/
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
repelledverbUS /rəˈpeld/
inflected form of “repel” — cause to move back by force or influence
From this reading CAPTAIN JESS Jessica drew back, repelled.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
rodnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
cut with a saw
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
successive (without a break)
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
in a swift manner
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
(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 Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did he mean by that speech about old Ephraim Marsh and the safe?
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did that man make her so unhappy whenever she saw him nowadays?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He'll not come for a month, he said, and by that time everything will be straight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, he was gone, riding swiftly away and lightening her trouble with every rod of ground he put between them.
