used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tessibel was a child again, a happy, free-hearted child.
anew
From this reading Tessibel was a child again, a happy, free-hearted child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The babe had gone to its father with the blessing of the Holy Ghost!
the formal act of approving
From this reading The babe had gone to its father with the blessing of the Holy Ghost!
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Tessibel was a child again, a happy, free-hearted child.
Christian's
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From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
Dominie's
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From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The babe had gone to its father with the blessing of the Holy Ghost!
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
free-hearted
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From this reading Tessibel was a child again, a happy, free-hearted child.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The babe had gone to its father with the blessing of the Holy Ghost!
destroyed or killed
From this reading The babe had gone to its father with the blessing of the Holy Ghost!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Tessibel was a child again, a happy, free-hearted child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading The babe had gone to its father with the blessing of the Holy Ghost!
importnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrt/
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading She had understood the import of them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The babe had gone to its father with the blessing of the Holy Ghost!
immediately past
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had understood the import of them.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
Teola
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From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
Tess
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From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
Tessibel
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From this reading Tessibel was a child again, a happy, free-hearted child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The body of her death had fallen away as Christian's burden had slipped from his shoulders at the foot of the cross.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had understood the import of them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The babe had gone to its father with the blessing of the Holy Ghost!
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She had understood the import of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tessibel was a child again, a happy, free-hearted child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The babe had gone to its father with the blessing of the Holy Ghost!
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then Tess thought of Teola, and stopped on the tracks, the Dominie's last words rushing into her mind.
