afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
anew
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
eagerly desirous
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I can well believe it," replied her mother calmly.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "I can well believe it," replied her mother calmly.
CAMILLE
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From this reading CAMILLE SPEAKS OUT.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can well believe it," replied her mother calmly.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
discussverbUS /dɪˈskʌs/
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading "They seem to find plenty of matters to discuss, lately."
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
a social unit living together
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "They seem to find plenty of matters to discuss, lately."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
the act of departing
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can well believe it," replied her mother calmly.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can well believe it," replied her mother calmly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can well believe it," replied her mother calmly.
JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
Joyce'snounUS /ˈdʒɔɪsɪz/
possessive form of “joyce” — influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
in the recent past
From this reading "They seem to find plenty of matters to discuss, lately."
a room where books are kept
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
Lucy'snounUS /ˈluːsiz/
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "They seem to find plenty of matters to discuss, lately."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I can well believe it," replied her mother calmly.
Nate'snounUS /neɪts/
possessive form of “nates” — the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They seem to find plenty of matters to discuss, lately."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CAMILLE SPEAKS OUT.
a full supply
From this reading "They seem to find plenty of matters to discuss, lately."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I can well believe it," replied her mother calmly.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "They seem to find plenty of matters to discuss, lately."
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading CAMILLE SPEAKS OUT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
There's
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From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They seem to find plenty of matters to discuss, lately."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
in the direction of
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
the act of testing something
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
(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 "I can well believe it," replied her mother calmly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "There's George Dalton going to Joyce's again," remarked Camille, turning from the library window which looked towards the other house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What with hurrying to complete all the houses before snow falls, and looking after Nate's trial and Lucy's family, it keeps Joyce on the anxious seat."
