used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGE BOOK.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Oh no, Fritz has been here; and, besides, I have been reading."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A STRANGE BOOK.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
a female human offspring
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
earnestnessnounUS /ˈɜːrnəstnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
opinion or judgment
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
set up or found
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
Fritz
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From this reading "Oh no, Fritz has been here; and, besides, I have been reading."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh no, Fritz has been here; and, besides, I have been reading."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh no, Fritz has been here; and, besides, I have been reading."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh no, Fritz has been here; and, besides, I have been reading."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
not accessible to view
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh no, Fritz has been here; and, besides, I have been reading."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
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 "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
lovinglyadverbUS /ˈlʌvɪŋli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
nervousnessnounUS /ˈnɜːrvəsnəs/
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, Fritz has been here; and, besides, I have been reading."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh no, Fritz has been here; and, besides, I have been reading."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "Oh no, Fritz has been here; and, besides, I have been reading."
restlesslyadverbUS /ˈrestləsli/
in a restless manner
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE BOOK.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She glanced with almost the nervousness of guilt at the little table beside her, and moved herself restlessly on her chair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
thyself
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From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
tremornounUS /ˈtremər/
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
uprisingnounUS /əˈpraɪzɪŋ/
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Thou hast not been very long by thyself, hast thou, my sweet one?" he said anxiously, as he looked at the eyes raised up so lovingly to his, but still full of some strange and hidden tremor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
wastingnounUS /ˈweɪstɪŋ/
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
at the time that
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That evening, when John returned from the forest, he found his little daughter flushed and excited, with her eyes shining purple in the twilight and a strange earnestness in her manner, which, he feared, spoke of a sudden uprising of fever,--that fever which was so slowly but surely wasting away her little life.
