used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
the first light of day
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
opinion or judgment
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
a young female
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
hissverbUS /hɪs/
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
how
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From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
influencingverbUS /ˈɪnfluːənsɪŋ/
-ing form of “influence” — have and exert influence or effect
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
likenessnounUS /ˈlaɪknəs/
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
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 “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
not any; not one
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
and nothing more
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
a light shade of red
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
scorchingadjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
shrinkverbUS /ʃrɪŋk/
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading On Little Sister In a gray bunk of a mountain camp a girl lay, like death.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
make square
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
transientnounUS /ˈtrænʒənt/
one who stays for only a short time
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
hard to endure
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
belonging to which person
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
wildnessnounUS /ˈwaɪldnəs/
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading The pink flush of dawn stealing through a small square that stood for a window brushed her face, like a wing—and only made it more pallid.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Near by a woman stood staring at her; a woman whose transient likeness to herself, as the light caught her face, too—her too brilliant dark eyes—made her a thousand times the more terrible.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Don’t shrink from me—honey,” said a voice whose scorching wildness had a low hiss in it, like the hiss of flame around green wood in a fire.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t—oh! don’t turn away from me; I have been trying to draw you to me for so long—influencing you, influencing you at a distance; some day I knew I would get hold of you—have you to myself, to myself, for a while—no matter how your parents might guard you....
