used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I do not come after you for nothing.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
in the past
From this reading It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I do not come after you for nothing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
placed crosswise
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not come after you for nothing.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not come after you for nothing.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Once you offered me your hand, and would have gone with me.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Once you offered me your hand, and would have gone with me.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Once you offered me your hand, and would have gone with me.
Hemmings
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From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
Hilyard
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From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
and nothing more
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
set afire or burning
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
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 It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I do not come after you for nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Once you offered me your hand, and would have gone with me.
on one occasion
From this reading Once you offered me your hand, and would have gone with me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
To recall to mind.
From this reading It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
express in speech
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
staircase-window
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is a long long time ago--ages since--but I remember it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
in or at the place that
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once you offered me your hand, and would have gone with me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once you offered me your hand, and would have gone with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU are not able to walk so fast," said Mrs. Hilyard, coming up to the widow as she crossed over to the darker side of Grove Street, just where the house of the Miss Hemmings turned its lighted staircase-window to the street; "and it will not harm you to let me speak to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Once you offered me your hand, and would have gone with me.
