used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
anew
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
ailingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪlɪŋ/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
AndersennounUS /ˈændərsən/
a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)
From this reading Lars Andersen met his daughter at Molde.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lars Andersen met his daughter at Molde.
bedfastadjective
confined to bed (by illness)
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
care-worn
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From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
a female human offspring
From this reading Lars Andersen met his daughter at Molde.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
dulness
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From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
effectuallyadverb
in an effectual manner
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
a young female
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
only a very short time before
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lars Andersen met his daughter at Molde.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
Lars
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From this reading Lars Andersen met his daughter at Molde.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
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 "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Lars Andersen met his daughter at Molde.
Molde
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From this reading Lars Andersen met his daughter at Molde.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
Ragna
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From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
ralliedverbUS /ˈrælid/
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
repressedadjectiveUS /riˈprest/
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to have grown older, and his face had a care-worn look.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
undemonstrativeadjective
not given to open expression of emotion
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Grandmother was ill," he said; "she had been ailing for some time, but now was bedfast and could not live long."
accept gladly
From this reading Though he was truly glad to welcome Ragna home again, his undemonstrative manner gave hardly a hint of it and the girl felt her joy at seeing him effectually repressed and chilled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At dinner with her father and the Captain she sat almost silent until the old sailor rallied her on her dulness.
