used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
BELATEDadjectiveUS /bɪˈleɪtɪd/
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I'm just starved," she told herself, "and I've got to have something to eat."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
criticallyadverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəli/
in a critical manner
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
characterized by great determination
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
take in solid food
From this reading "But I'm just starved," she told herself, "and I've got to have something to eat."
embarrassedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəst/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But I'm just starved," she told herself, "and I've got to have something to eat."
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "But I'm just starved," she told herself, "and I've got to have something to eat."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
I'm
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From this reading "But I'm just starved," she told herself, "and I've got to have something to eat."
I've
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From this reading "But I'm just starved," she told herself, "and I've got to have something to eat."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
InstinctivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvliː/
as a matter of instinct
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
and nothing more
From this reading "But I'm just starved," she told herself, "and I've got to have something to eat."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
go away from a place
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
not divisible by two
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Nancy looked at him critically from her place below the decorated looking glass, and decided he did appear queer to her.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
that is looked for
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
starvedadjectiveUS /stɑːrvd/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading "But I'm just starved," she told herself, "and I've got to have something to eat."
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELATED HASTE Instinctively Nancy sought a sheltered corner of the ice cream room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must be something odd about him, to have drawn that remark from the girls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "But I'm just starved," she told herself, "and I've got to have something to eat."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was greatly embarrassed to have come along the road with a stranger whom she knew nothing about, and now she was determined to leave him alone with Teddy.
