used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
dearly loved
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
boyishlyadverb
like a boy
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
brimmingadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪmɪŋ/
filled to capacity
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You did not really mean that, did you?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
flippantadjectiveUS /ˈflɪpənt/
showing inappropriate levity
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
fringesnounUS /ˈfrɪndʒɪz/
plural of “fringe” — the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
be the source of pain
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it the psychological moment at last?
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
immediately past
From this reading Was it the psychological moment at last?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You did not really mean that, did you?”
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
a particular point in time
From this reading Was it the psychological moment at last?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You did not really mean that, did you?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
others
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From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
psychologicaladjectiveUS /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading Was it the psychological moment at last?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “You did not really mean that, did you?”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
summingverbUS /ˈsʌmɪŋ/
inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
suspiciouslyadverbUS /səˈspɪʃəsli/
with suspicion
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You did not really mean that, did you?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was boyishly hurt at her flippant summing up of his beloved blue country.
(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 They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Kitty, tired with the long, hard ride, and missing that something in Peter that had always been hers, turned on him a pair of blue eyes in which the tears were brimming suspiciously.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading They were well out of sight of the others, and had come to the heavy fringes of a pine wood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You did not really mean that, did you?”
