1871
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From this reading Both stories were originally published in 1871.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading But her figure is still straight, and her step light and active.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both stories were originally published in 1871.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
can't
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From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
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 hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both stories were originally published in 1871.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
Jolliffe's
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From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
immediately past
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading But her figure is still straight, and her step light and active.
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 She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
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 She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
mile-stones
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From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading Both stories were originally published in 1871.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Both stories were originally published in 1871.
cut with a saw
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading But her figure is still straight, and her step light and active.
not in physical motion
From this reading But her figure is still straight, and her step light and active.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Both stories were originally published in 1871.
successive (without a break)
From this reading But her figure is still straight, and her step light and active.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both stories were originally published in 1871.
a Caucasian
From this reading The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home.
a late time of life
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure.
