aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
archnounUS /ɑːrtʃ/
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Her brother, her dear, dear Gillie, coming home?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Her brother, her dear, dear Gillie, coming home?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
dearly loved
From this reading Her brother, her dear, dear Gillie, coming home?
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
divisible by two
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Laura was extraordinarily moved and excited.
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/
extremely
From this reading Laura was extraordinarily moved and excited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
GillienounUS /ˈɡɪli/
a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief
From this reading Her brother, her dear, dear Gillie, coming home?
the act of departing
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brother, her dear, dear Gillie, coming home?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Her brother, her dear, dear Gillie, coming home?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
Laura
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From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Laura was extraordinarily moved and excited.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
information about recent and important events
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
go across or through
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
with low volume
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
not in physical motion
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
surprisingadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
a special situation
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
Tropenell
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From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
precisely as stated
From this reading She had taken the surprising news very quietly, but it had stirred her to the depths of her nature.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Laura and Oliver Tropenell walked across the grass in silence, and still in silence they passed through under the great dark arch formed by the beech trees.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laura was extraordinarily moved and excited.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
a late time of life
From this reading Without even telling her of what he was going to do, the man now walking by her side had brought about the thing that for years she had longed should come to pass.
