used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
dewyadjectiveUS /ˈduːi/
wet with dew
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
a particular point in time
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
resistverbUS /rɪˈzɪst/
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, my dear boy, she knows me!" said Mrs. Vincent, putting up her hand to her eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
having a supporting base
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
express in words
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
tingenounUS /tɪndʒ/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
tottered
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From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
Vincent
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From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were dewy and moist, a faint tinge of colour was on her sweet old cheek, and her steps tottered a little as she came up to his bed, and stooped to kiss him.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Vincent awoke next morning, his mother was standing by his bedside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must not be away from her a moment, but I could not resist coming to tell you.
