used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
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 She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
(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 "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyhow it's not important in the least I promise you."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Darling Hugh, she thought drowsily, and fell asleep regardless of the sunlight on her face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
next to; at the side of
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
intentionally conceived
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
a special loved one
From this reading Darling Hugh, she thought drowsily, and fell asleep regardless of the sunlight on her face.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
drowsilyadverb
in a drowsy manner
From this reading Darling Hugh, she thought drowsily, and fell asleep regardless of the sunlight on her face.
Drusilla
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From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
at any time
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Darling Hugh, she thought drowsily, and fell asleep regardless of the sunlight on her face.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Darling Hugh, she thought drowsily, and fell asleep regardless of the sunlight on her face.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
fussverbUS /fʌs/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
honestlyadverbUS /ˈɑːnəstli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
Hugh
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From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
Hugh's
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From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
of great significance or value
From this reading Anyhow it's not important in the least I promise you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anyhow it's not important in the least I promise you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
it's
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From this reading Anyhow it's not important in the least I promise you."
Jessica
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From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Anyhow it's not important in the least I promise you."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
joined in matrimony
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Anyhow it's not important in the least I promise you."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Darling Hugh, she thought drowsily, and fell asleep regardless of the sunlight on her face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Anyhow it's not important in the least I promise you."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
regardlessadverbUS /rəˈɡɑːrdləs/
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading Darling Hugh, she thought drowsily, and fell asleep regardless of the sunlight on her face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
smoothedadjectiveUS /smuːðd/
made smooth by ironing
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
the rays of the sun
From this reading Darling Hugh, she thought drowsily, and fell asleep regardless of the sunlight on her face.
teasedadjectiveUS /tiːzd/
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anyhow it's not important in the least I promise you."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I know I will," said Jessica lazily, and as Drusilla shut the door she turned over and smoothed her pillow happily conscious that the next morning Hugh's dark head would be lying on it, beside her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
you'd
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From this reading "I'm sorry I teased you then," said Drusilla smiling, "honestly I thought you'd have forgotten all about it by now.
you'll
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From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
you're
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From this reading She stood up and looking down at Jessica added "Really you're not to fuss about it now; Hugh is charming, and you'll be married to him in a minute and live happily ever after."
