afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
assumingadjectiveUS /əˈsuːmɪŋ/
excessively forward
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
flushingverbUS /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “flush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
he'll
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From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
I've
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From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
the force of workers available
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
not any; not one
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
carry out
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
They'd
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From this reading "They'd not be coming into my room," she answered, flushing slightly.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've got to see if he'll take you first?" she answered.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "The men after me may git here any minute," he urged, anxiously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river; but she gave no sign.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you hide me down by the river till we start?" he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
