used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Might one offer a penny for your thoughts, Miss Nell?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
Annie
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From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
put or send forth
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading She looked up and met the challenge with a sweet seriousness.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
opinion or judgment
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Might one offer a penny for your thoughts, Miss Nell?"
death of a person
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
jettynounUS /ˈdʒeti/
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
immediately past
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
Laurie
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From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up and met the challenge with a sweet seriousness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She looked up and met the challenge with a sweet seriousness.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Might one offer a penny for your thoughts, Miss Nell?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Might one offer a penny for your thoughts, Miss Nell?"
Nell
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From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "Might one offer a penny for your thoughts, Miss Nell?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Might one offer a penny for your thoughts, Miss Nell?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
pennynounUS /ˈpeni/
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "Might one offer a penny for your thoughts, Miss Nell?"
with speed
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
with speed
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
seriousnessnounUS /ˈsɪriəsnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading She looked up and met the challenge with a sweet seriousness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She looked up and met the challenge with a sweet seriousness.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Might one offer a penny for your thoughts, Miss Nell?"
tillernounUS /ˈtɪlər/
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked up and met the challenge with a sweet seriousness.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nell walked rapidly and talking quickly as they went down to the jetty, and it was not until the _Annie Laurie_ was slipping out into the bay that she grew silent and thoughtful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
at the time that
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat in the stern with her arm over the tiller, her eyes cast down, her face grave; and Drake, feeling uncomfortable, said at last:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was thinking of something that you told me the other day--when we were riding," she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Might one offer a penny for your thoughts, Miss Nell?"
