used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Her senses had lain as under a charm, with heart at anchor and a mind free to work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her senses had lain as under a charm, with heart at anchor and a mind free to work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her senses had lain as under a charm, with heart at anchor and a mind free to work.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
Brookfield
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From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Her senses had lain as under a charm, with heart at anchor and a mind free to work.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
EmilianounUS /əˈmiːliə/
tropical African herbs
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Her senses had lain as under a charm, with heart at anchor and a mind free to work.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
a young female
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
inexplicableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəkˈsplɪsəbəl/
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
Ipley
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From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Her senses had lain as under a charm, with heart at anchor and a mind free to work.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her senses had lain as under a charm, with heart at anchor and a mind free to work.
a particular point in time
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
not any; not one
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
Powysnoun
British writer of essays; one of three literary brothers (1884-1939)
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
puzzleverbUS /ˈpʌzəl/
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Her senses had lain as under a charm, with heart at anchor and a mind free to work.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading No one could have guessed that any human spell was on the girl.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Emilia sat in her old place under the dwarf pine.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
at the time that
From this reading Since that night when they had walked home from Ipley Green, she had not suffered a moment of longing.
in or at the place that
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
Wilfrid
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From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Powys had brought her back to Brookfield, where she heard that Wilfrid had been seen; and now her heart was in contest with an inexplicable puzzle: "He was here, and did not come to me!"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Her senses had lain as under a charm, with heart at anchor and a mind free to work.
