aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
eagerly desirous
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Starrs, therefore, would be transferred, and where?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
conferencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfərəns/
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
CONNIE
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From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
hoveredverbUS /ˈhʌvərd/
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They would be leaving it next week.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
the act of departing
From this reading They would be leaving it next week.
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
MethodistadjectiveUS /ˈmeθədəst/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
ministersnounUS /ˈmɪnəstərz/
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
attach to a support
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading They would be leaving it next week.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
parsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
PROBLEMnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
StarrnounUS /stɑːr/
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
StarrsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “starr” — rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading The Starrs, therefore, would be transferred, and where?
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The Starrs, therefore, would be transferred, and where?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would be leaving it next week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading The Starrs, therefore, would be transferred, and where?
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They would be leaving it next week.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Starrs, therefore, would be transferred, and where?
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CONNIE PROBLEM Mr. Starr was getting ready to go to conference, and the girls hovered about him with anxious eyes.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Small wonder that the girls followed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Starrs, therefore, would be transferred, and where?
a late time of life
From this reading This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark,--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years.
