a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
(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 "It isn't worth while going into all the times he met and threatened me.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He would never allow me to marry anyone else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
any person at all
From this reading He would never allow me to marry anyone else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
permission to do something
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
didn't
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From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
easiestadjectiveUS /ˈiːziəst/
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
else
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From this reading He would never allow me to marry anyone else.
exposeverbUS /ɪkˈspoʊz/
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading I was to marry him or he would expose me.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
the act of departing
From this reading "It isn't worth while going into all the times he met and threatened me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was to marry him or he would expose me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was to marry him or he would expose me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
isn't
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From this reading "It isn't worth while going into all the times he met and threatened me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
the literary culture
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
take in marriage
From this reading I was to marry him or he would expose me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "It isn't worth while going into all the times he met and threatened me.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He would never allow me to marry anyone else.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
and nothing more
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was to marry him or he would expose me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading "It isn't worth while going into all the times he met and threatened me.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "It isn't worth while going into all the times he met and threatened me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading "He only laughed and told me to think it over, and then walked on, throwing the letters up into the air and catching them.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was to marry him or he would expose me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And then finally he turned round and said that he didn't really want to marry me at all; he only wanted to force father's consent to start mining and this had seemed the easiest way."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "It isn't worth while going into all the times he met and threatened me.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "It isn't worth while going into all the times he met and threatened me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was to marry him or he would expose me.
