used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
(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 Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
put or send forth
From this reading She cast a wary glance round.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
dipverbUS /dɪp/
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
eyeshotnoun
the range of the eye
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
enclose with a fence
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
fernnounUS /fɜːrn/
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She cast a wary glance round.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
harenounUS /her/
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
Henrietta
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From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
not accessible to view
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew too much.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
without good reason
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She knew too much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
go across or through
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She cast a wary glance round.
scaledadjectiveUS /skeɪld/
having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
snuglyadverbUS /ˈsnʌɡli/
fitting closely
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she hastened to the gate, but did not pass through it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She knew too much.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
waryadjectiveUS /ˈweri/
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
From this reading She cast a wary glance round.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She chose a weak place in the fence, scaled it with care, and sprang lightly into the road.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Two minutes after Bishop had passed from sight, Henrietta rose from a dip in the fern; in which she had lain all the time, as snugly hidden, though within eyeshot of him, as a hare in its form.
