Chapter XXXV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

past form of “approach” — move towards

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “To think at first I might have took you for a boy!”

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

a youthful male person

From this reading “To think at first I might have took you for a boy!”

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

a young person of either sex

From this reading LOU GORE “COME right on in, you poor child.”

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading LOU GORE “COME right on in, you poor child.”

a small house with a single story

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “My!” she exclaimed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “To think at first I might have took you for a boy!”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

a young female

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

From this reading LOU GORE “COME right on in, you poor child.”

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “To think at first I might have took you for a boy!”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “To think at first I might have took you for a boy!”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading LOU GORE “COME right on in, you poor child.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LOU GORE “COME right on in, you poor child.”

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “To think at first I might have took you for a boy!”

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My!” she exclaimed.

European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading LOU GORE “COME right on in, you poor child.”

inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading LOU GORE “COME right on in, you poor child.”

precisely, exactly

From this reading LOU GORE “COME right on in, you poor child.”

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

successive (without a break)

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “To think at first I might have took you for a boy!”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading That good soul took the girl to her bosom, patting her shoulder like a mother.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

at the time that

From this reading When Taisie Lockhart first had climbed down from the lofty cart seat and approached the front door of the Drovers’ Cottage, she walked straight into the arms of sturdy Lou Gore, matron of the first cowman’s hotel of the North and Florence Nightingale of the frontier.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading LOU GORE “COME right on in, you poor child.”