used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I was afraid you wouldn’t come.
(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 We looked for you all day.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I was afraid you wouldn’t come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to say:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We looked for you all day.”
divisible by two
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to say:
set up or found
From this reading For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to say:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
the act of retaining something
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was afraid you wouldn’t come.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
Jane
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From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to say:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to say:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
and nothing more
From this reading For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to say:
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
PEPSIE
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From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tite said you wouldn’t.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
express in words
From this reading For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to say:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
having a supporting base
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to say:
Tite
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From this reading Tite said you wouldn’t.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
someone who visits
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading For a moment, she could only look at her; then she found voice to say:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was afraid you wouldn’t come.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We looked for you all day.”
at the time that
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
wouldn't
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From this reading “I was afraid you wouldn’t come.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT TO PEPSIE When Pepsie first looked at Lady Jane, standing before her holding up the bird, with the light of the sunset on her yellow hair, and her lips parted in a smile that made even the solemn eyes bright, she felt as if she saw a visitor from another world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was afraid you wouldn’t come.
