used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading We’ve had an accident down to the Furnace.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We’ve had an accident down to the Furnace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
ANN
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From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
any thing at all
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
apologizedverbUS /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪzd/
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
clingverbUS /klɪŋ/
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
compunctionnounUS /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
didn't
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From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We’ve had an accident down to the Furnace.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
made afraid
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
FURNACEnounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
furnace-man
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From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
a young female
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We’ve had an accident down to the Furnace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
NARROWSnounUS /ˈneroʊz/
plural of “narrow” — a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
plungingverbUS /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
snortingnounUS /ˈsnɔːrtɪŋ/
an act of forcible exhalation
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
startin
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From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
not in physical motion
From this reading The doctor was fortunately making a short call; and he now appeared to quiet the still snorting creature.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “I held on tight, father!” said his little girl, trembling in every nerve.
upper-most
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From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NARROWS AND MARY ANN FURNACE “Oh!” added the man, frightened to see such a little shape cling to the plunging horse, “I thought it was the doctor.”
We've
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From this reading We’ve had an accident down to the Furnace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I didn’t mean to scare anything,” apologized the furnace-man with some compunction, though with his own anxiety and errand upper-most; “but I saw the horse, like you was startin’ away and I wanted to stop you.
