used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why, I believe—yes, it is Rose, running as fast as she can.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Why, I believe—yes, it is Rose, running as fast as she can.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
Eudora
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From this reading I hope Eudora is not sick.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
a social unit living together
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Why, I believe—yes, it is Rose, running as fast as she can.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
Fifield
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From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
Fifields
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From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
flakesnounUS /fleɪks/
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
the act of giving
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope Eudora is not sick.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, I believe—yes, it is Rose, running as fast as she can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
go away from a place
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
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 UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
long-planned
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From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope Eudora is not sick.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Why, I believe—yes, it is Rose, running as fast as she can.
done under pressure
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I hope Eudora is not sick.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
snow-powdered
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From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
happening unexpectedly
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading UNDER A CLOUD Rose had been a few weeks at the Fifields, long enough to learn the family ways, so that Miss Fifield felt she could leave home for a long-planned visit.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
which person or people
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I believe—yes, it is Rose, running as fast as she can.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Almost as she spoke the door opened and Rose rushed in, snow-powdered and breathless; her hat blown partly off, her face wet with tears as well as snow flakes, and her voice broken and thick with sobs, as without giving time for any questions she burst out:
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading It was a stormy day, and Mrs. Patience suddenly exclaimed, “I wonder who can be coming this way in such a hurry?
an affirmative
From this reading Why, I believe—yes, it is Rose, running as fast as she can.
