used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
Archaics
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From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
bakingnounUS /ˈbeɪkɪŋ/
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
boded
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From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
BradburynounUS /ˈbrædberi/
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
CONSEQUENCESnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
delinquentadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/
guilty of a misdeed
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
dispatchedverbUS /dɪˈspætʃt/
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
a social unit living together
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
set up or found
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
Gretta
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From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
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 He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
loped
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From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
Mahlon
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From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
Mahlon's
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From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
Neumanns
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From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
not one, and not any
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
on one occasion
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
quickstepverb
perform a quickstep
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
requiringverbUS /riˈkwaɪərɪŋ/
-ing form of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
respectfuladjectiveUS /rɪˈspektfəl/
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
Rosie
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From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
cut with a saw
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
an educational institution
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
snapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
move hurridly
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
starchedverbUS /stɑːrtʃt/
past form of “starch” — stiffen with starch
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
stridingverbUS /ˈstraɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
suggestingverbUS /səˈdʒestɪŋ/
-ing form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
sunbonnetnoun
a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
bound or secured closely
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading It was so long before Rosie returned that the family really began to fear there was some serious reason for this second delay, when Rosie appeared, striding along at a tremendous pace.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Mahlon loped after her at the respectful distance of five feet, with his usual effect of being about to go to pieces at all points at once.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading AND ITS CONSEQUENCES NONE of "the Archaics" saw Gretta during the day that followed the visit to the school.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
at the time that
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He was gone so long that his active wife, requiring the eggs for her morning baking, lost all patience waiting for him, threw her sunbonnet on her head, tied it with a snap of its starched strings that boded ill for Mahlon when she should have found him, and started down the road to bring eggs and delinquent husband home together at a quickstep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading On the second morning Miss Bradbury dispatched Mahlon--if a word suggesting speed may be used in connection with Mahlon's movements--down to the Neumanns' to purchase eggs.
