used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Holding out a fevered hand, she said: "Indeed not, dear girl.
(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 All at once Jane felt ashamed of herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
any thing at all
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading All at once Jane felt ashamed of herself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once Jane felt ashamed of herself.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The tenderness in the tone of her best friend was unmistakable.
intentionally conceived
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
dearly loved
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading All at once Jane felt ashamed of herself.
feveredadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərd/
highly or nervously excited
From this reading Holding out a fevered hand, she said: "Indeed not, dear girl.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The tenderness in the tone of her best friend was unmistakable.
a young female
From this reading Holding out a fevered hand, she said: "Indeed not, dear girl.
the act of departing
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Holding out a fevered hand, she said: "Indeed not, dear girl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
heart-brokenly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Holding out a fevered hand, she said: "Indeed not, dear girl.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
be the source of pain
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tenderness in the tone of her best friend was unmistakable.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Holding out a fevered hand, she said: "Indeed not, dear girl.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
engage in
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tenderness in the tone of her best friend was unmistakable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once Jane felt ashamed of herself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Holding out a fevered hand, she said: "Indeed not, dear girl.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Holding out a fevered hand, she said: "Indeed not, dear girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
tapverbUS /tæp/
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading The tenderness in the tone of her best friend was unmistakable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jane, going to the deserted ranch house, threw herself down on her bed and sobbed heart-brokenly.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The tenderness in the tone of her best friend was unmistakable.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
unmistakableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbəl/
clearly evident to the mind
From this reading The tenderness in the tone of her best friend was unmistakable.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She did not hear the tap on the door, nor was she conscious that Merry had entered until she heard her voice: "Jane, dear, have I done anything to hurt you, to make you unhappy?"
