used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
Bertha
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From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
a youthful male person
From this reading “He’s a very nice boy,” said Bertha, laughing.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “He’s confided to me that he thinks you ‘perfectly stunning.’”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
put on clothes
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
divisible by two
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
Gerald's
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From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He’s confided to me that he thinks you ‘perfectly stunning.’”
He's
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From this reading “He’s confided to me that he thinks you ‘perfectly stunning.’”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “He’s a very nice boy,” said Bertha, laughing.
LeynounUS /leɪ/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’s confided to me that he thinks you ‘perfectly stunning.’”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “He’s a very nice boy,” said Bertha, laughing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
outspokenadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən/
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “He’s confided to me that he thinks you ‘perfectly stunning.’”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
stunningadjectiveUS /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
commanding attention
From this reading “He’s confided to me that he thinks you ‘perfectly stunning.’”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He’s confided to me that he thinks you ‘perfectly stunning.’”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “He’s confided to me that he thinks you ‘perfectly stunning.’”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
precisely as stated
From this reading “He’s a very nice boy,” said Bertha, laughing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
at the time that
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading They followed her; they rested on her hair and on her beautiful hands; when she wore a low dress they burnt themselves on her neck and breast; she felt them travel along her arms, and embrace her figure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He’s confided to me that he thinks you ‘perfectly stunning.’”
You've
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From this reading “You’ve quite captured Gerald’s heart,” said Miss Ley to Bertha a day or two later.
youth'snounUS /juːθs/
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The youth’s outspoken admiration could not fail to increase her liking; and she was amused by the stare of his green eyes, which, with a woman’s peculiar sense, she felt even when her back was turned.
