used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LECTURE AND A SERMON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LECTURE AND A SERMON.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
a youthful male person
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
boyishadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
crayonnounUS /ˈkreɪɑːn/
writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
dashesnounUS /ˈdæʃɪz/
plural of “dash” — distinctive and stylish elegance
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
greatly pleased
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
Dilly
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From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
in a serious manner
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
opinion or judgment
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
a long fixed look
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
a man of refinement
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
LECTUREverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading A LECTURE AND A SERMON.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
randomadjectiveUS /ˈrændəm/
lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
cut with a saw
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
SERMONnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading A LECTURE AND A SERMON.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just a few dashes of the crayon, made quite at random it seemed to her, and there he was; as sweet and pure a boyish face as could have been imagined.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT Dilly saw growing before her astonished eyes was the picture of a little boy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
but in spite of that
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Dilly, looking earnestly, suddenly turned and gave such a bewildered, yet delighted, gaze into the face of the young gentleman beside her, that he was seized with a desire to know her thought.
