used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
(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 I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was so tall and slender and willowy.
any thing at all
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/
causing inconvenience
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
completely unclothed
From this reading Her dress was wonderful, and her bare throat and shoulders were like pearls.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
braidverbUS /breɪd/
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
creamyadjectiveUS /ˈkriːmi/
of the color of cream
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
put on clothes
From this reading Her dress was wonderful, and her bare throat and shoulders were like pearls.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
a young female
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
coins made of gold
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
grown-up
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From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
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 Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her dress was wonderful, and her bare throat and shoulders were like pearls.
how
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From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her dress was wonderful, and her bare throat and shoulders were like pearls.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
long-lashed
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From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading Her dress was wonderful, and her bare throat and shoulders were like pearls.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so tall and slender and willowy.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Her dress was wonderful, and her bare throat and shoulders were like pearls.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading She was so tall and slender and willowy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so tall and slender and willowy.
in or at or to some place
From this reading I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Her hair was pale, pale gold, and her eyes long-lashed and sweet, and her mouth like a scarlet blossom against her creamy face.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She was so tall and slender and willowy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Her dress was wonderful, and her bare throat and shoulders were like pearls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so tall and slender and willowy.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her dress was wonderful, and her bare throat and shoulders were like pearls.
willowyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪləwi/
slender and graceful
From this reading She was so tall and slender and willowy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Her dress was wonderful, and her bare throat and shoulders were like pearls.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I watched her all the evening and the queer feeling in me somewhere grew worse and worse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought of how I must look beside her ... an awkward little girl in a short skirt with my hair in a braid and too many hands and feet, and I would have given anything then to be tall and grown-up and graceful.
