used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
aforesaidadjectiveUS /əˈfɔːrsed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
anew
From this reading Their small hands, which had seized both his, were disengaged again.
alternateadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərnət/
every second one of a series
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading MAGGIE, HER BEST SIDE OUT.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Their small hands, which had seized both his, were disengaged again.
children's
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From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
disengagedverbUS /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading Their small hands, which had seized both his, were disengaged again.
doorstepnounUS /ˈdɔːrstep/
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
Drummond
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From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Their small hands, which had seized both his, were disengaged again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MAGGIE, HER BEST SIDE OUT.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
immediately past
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
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 Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
MAGGIE
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From this reading MAGGIE, HER BEST SIDE OUT.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
and nothing more
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MAGGIE, HER BEST SIDE OUT.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
pairsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
reproachnounUS /riˈproʊtʃ/
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
resounded
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From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
move hurridly
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Their small hands, which had seized both his, were disengaged again.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading MAGGIE, HER BEST SIDE OUT.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Their small hands, which had seized both his, were disengaged again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their small hands, which had seized both his, were disengaged again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
look attentively
From this reading Two pairs of eager eyes had long been on the watch, and two eager tongues loudly announced that "father" was coming, as Mr. Drummond approached his own doorstep.
welcomingadjectiveUS /ˈwelkəmɪŋ/
very cordial
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
at the time that
From this reading The children's faces and voices were not the only ones that told of gladness when Mr. Drummond made his appearance.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their small hands, which had seized both his, were disengaged again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then there was a rush of the two pairs of feet belonging to the aforesaid, and the hall resounded with welcoming kisses and alternate expressions of delight that he had come at last, and of reproach that he had been so long absent.
