aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was asking her about that other Jessie Lyndon.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she would have to answer so that he would not suspect her identity.
react verbally
From this reading And she would have to answer so that he would not suspect her identity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her heart beat suffocatingly and almost choked her voice as she tried to speak.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading He was asking her about that other Jessie Lyndon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The moment she had dreaded had come at last.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Her heart beat suffocatingly and almost choked her voice as she tried to speak.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Her heart beat suffocatingly and almost choked her voice as she tried to speak.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The moment she had dreaded had come at last.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The moment she had dreaded had come at last.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment she had dreaded had come at last.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And she would have to answer so that he would not suspect her identity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was asking her about that other Jessie Lyndon.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was asking her about that other Jessie Lyndon.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading And she would have to answer so that he would not suspect her identity.
Jessie
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From this reading He was asking her about that other Jessie Lyndon.
Jessie's
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From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
immediately past
From this reading The moment she had dreaded had come at last.
Lyndon
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From this reading He was asking her about that other Jessie Lyndon.
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment she had dreaded had come at last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she would have to answer so that he would not suspect her identity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He was asking her about that other Jessie Lyndon.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment she had dreaded had come at last.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And she would have to answer so that he would not suspect her identity.
express in speech
From this reading Her heart beat suffocatingly and almost choked her voice as she tried to speak.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
not in physical motion
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
suffocatingly
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From this reading Her heart beat suffocatingly and almost choked her voice as she tried to speak.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading And she would have to answer so that he would not suspect her identity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was asking her about that other Jessie Lyndon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she would have to answer so that he would not suspect her identity.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Her heart beat suffocatingly and almost choked her voice as she tried to speak.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her heart beat suffocatingly and almost choked her voice as she tried to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was asking her about that other Jessie Lyndon.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The stars shone on, the wind sighed, the sea moaned, but Jessie’s heart almost stopped still.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And she would have to answer so that he would not suspect her identity.
