aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
apprehensionnounUS /ˌæprɪˈhenʃən/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
on or to one side
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
bailverbUS /beɪl/
release after a security has been paid
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
bathingnounUS /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
Bess
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From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
bolsterverbUS /ˈboʊlstər/
support and strengthen
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
caressingly
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From this reading She could only hug Bess close to her and pat her shoulder caressingly.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
chum's
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From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She could only hug Bess close to her and pat her shoulder caressingly.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
deafenedadjective
caused to hear poorly or not at all
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
franticallyadverbUS /ˈfræntəkəli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
Harley
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From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
hugverbUS /hʌɡ/
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading She could only hug Bess close to her and pat her shoulder caressingly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
NICKverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
and nothing more
From this reading She could only hug Bess close to her and pat her shoulder caressingly.
patverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading She could only hug Bess close to her and pat her shoulder caressingly.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading She could only hug Bess close to her and pat her shoulder caressingly.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME Bess Harley clung to her chum in an agony of apprehension.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
verbaladjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrbəl/
communicated in the form of words
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind shrieked so about the two girls, and the roar of the rain and sea so deafened them, that Nan could offer little verbal comfort.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then suddenly Nan seized the bathing cap from her chum's head, and, pushing Bess aside, began to bail frantically with the rubber head covering.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps Nan would have utterly given way to terror, too, had she not felt herself obliged to bolster up poor Bess.
