used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
(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 "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
a youthful male person
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
dearly loved
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
someone who is a detective
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
put on clothes
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
at any time
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
Fowell's
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From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
HerbertnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
HOnounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading WESTWARD HO!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
Larkland
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From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
LowrynounUS /ˈlaʊri/
English painter (1887-1976)
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
take in marriage
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
Merrylips
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From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
Munn
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From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
not any; not one
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
thou'lt
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From this reading "Sure, thou'lt never let them give me back to Mr. Lowry, Munn dear!" she begged.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ran to her brother Munn, and creeping into the space between his seat and Dick Fowell's, clasped her arms tight about his neck.
twillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
WESTWARDadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading WESTWARD HO!
at the time that
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading At the mere name of Will Lowry, Merrylips forgot the dress that she wore and forgot that she must be brave like a boy.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "For now 'twill be worse than ever at Larkland and they said when I was grown, I must marry Herbert, and I am fain to marry no one, never, and least of all Herbert, that is a mean coward.
