used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “And--and I might have gone up to Monsieur Maurice, after all?”
(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 “And--and I might have gone up to Monsieur Maurice, after all?”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And--and I might have gone up to Monsieur Maurice, after all?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
don't
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From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
start firing a weapon
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “And--and I might have gone up to Monsieur Maurice, after all?”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
Gretchen
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From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And--and I might have gone up to Monsieur Maurice, after all?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
kirschnounUS /kɜːrʃ/
from fermented juice of black morello cherries
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well, my little Mädchen?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
Maurice
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From this reading “And--and I might have gone up to Monsieur Maurice, after all?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And--and I might have gone up to Monsieur Maurice, after all?”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “And--and I might have gone up to Monsieur Maurice, after all?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
Mädchen
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From this reading “Well, my little Mädchen?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
only a very short time before
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading My father looked at me gravely--poured out a second glass of kirsch--drew his chair to the front of the fire, and said:-- “I don't know about that, Gretchen.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
up to a particular time
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “And--and I might have gone up to Monsieur Maurice, after all?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, my little Mädchen?”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I had felt all along that there was something wrong, and now I was certain of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You told me to stay here till you came back,” I said, scarce able to keep down the tears that started to my eyes.
