used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "Never is a long word," admitted Nan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
being joined in close association
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
next to; at the side of
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
Bess
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From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
bobslednounUS /ˈbɑːbsled/
formerly two short sleds coupled together
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
coastingverbUS /ˈkoʊstɪŋ/
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading "Nan registering desperation," put in Laura Polk, she of the red hair and irrepressible spirits.
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
ejaculated
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From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
a young female
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
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 "Nan registering desperation," put in Laura Polk, she of the red hair and irrepressible spirits.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
Harley
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From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
HuronnounUS /ˈhjuːrɑːn/
the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
irrepressibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrəˈpresəbəl/
impossible to repress or control
From this reading "Nan registering desperation," put in Laura Polk, she of the red hair and irrepressible spirits.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Never is a long word," admitted Nan.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
Laura
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From this reading "Nan registering desperation," put in Laura Polk, she of the red hair and irrepressible spirits.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Never is a long word," admitted Nan.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
Pendragonnoun
the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
PolknounUS /poʊk/
11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
From this reading "Nan registering desperation," put in Laura Polk, she of the red hair and irrepressible spirits.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Nan registering desperation," put in Laura Polk, she of the red hair and irrepressible spirits.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Nan registering desperation," put in Laura Polk, she of the red hair and irrepressible spirits.
registeringverbUS /ˈredʒɪstərɪŋ/
-ing form of “register” — record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading "Nan registering desperation," put in Laura Polk, she of the red hair and irrepressible spirits.
a strong line
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
SherwoodnounUS /ˈʃɜːrwʊd/
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading "Nan registering desperation," put in Laura Polk, she of the red hair and irrepressible spirits.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Smooth as glass!" ejaculated Nan Sherwood, as she came in sight of Pendragon Hill and noted the gleaming stretch of snow and ice that ran down to the very edge of Lake Huron.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
weather'snounUS /ˈweðərz/
possessive form of “weather” — the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "I didn't quite mean that; but the weather's been so mild up to now that I was getting desperate."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
which person or people
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Never is a long word," admitted Nan.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
you're
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From this reading "And you're the girl that said coasting time would never, _never_ come," laughed her chum, Bess Harley, who was walking beside her with her hand on a rope attached to a bobsled that four girls were drawing.
