used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
anew
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "My grandpapa," murmured Perrine, rubbing her soft cheek against his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading "My little granddaughter ... my boy's little girl," murmured the blind man, stroking her curls.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "My little granddaughter ... my boy's little girl," murmured the blind man, stroking her curls.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "My grandpapa," murmured Perrine, rubbing her soft cheek against his.
curlsnounUS /kɜːrlz/
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading "My little granddaughter ... my boy's little girl," murmured the blind man, stroking her curls.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
Fabry
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From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
a young female
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
granddaughternounUS /ˈɡrændɔːtər/
a female grandchild
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
grandpapa
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From this reading "My grandpapa," murmured Perrine, rubbing her soft cheek against his.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "My little granddaughter ... my boy's little girl," murmured the blind man, stroking her curls.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
and nothing more
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
the act of departing
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My little granddaughter ... my boy's little girl," murmured the blind man, stroking her curls.
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 For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "My little granddaughter ... my boy's little girl," murmured the blind man, stroking her curls.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My little granddaughter ... my boy's little girl," murmured the blind man, stroking her curls.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
and nothing more
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
Perrine
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From this reading "My grandpapa," murmured Perrine, rubbing her soft cheek against his.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading "My grandpapa," murmured Perrine, rubbing her soft cheek against his.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "My grandpapa," murmured Perrine, rubbing her soft cheek against his.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
strokingnounUS /ˈstroʊkɪŋ/
a light touch with the hands
From this reading "My little granddaughter ... my boy's little girl," murmured the blind man, stroking her curls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE GRATEFUL PEOPLE Fabry had left the room, leaving the grandfather and his granddaughter together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a long time the old man and the girl sat with their arms about each other.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading They only spoke now and again, just to exchange a word of affection.
