used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still he chilled and shivered.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading But still he chilled and shivered.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
drinksnounUS /drɪŋks/
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
fever-shaken
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From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
a young female
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
a quick look
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But still he chilled and shivered.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
lassienounUS /ˈlæsi/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
immediately past
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
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 For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
low-spiritedadjectiveUS /ˌloʊˈspɪrətɪd/
filled with melancholy and despondency
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
not any; not one
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
outingnounUS /ˈaʊtɪŋ/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
quiltnounUS /kwɪlt/
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
rashnounUS /ræʃ/
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
reproveverb
take to task
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading But still he chilled and shivered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
not in physical motion
From this reading But still he chilled and shivered.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His mother’s curiosity about the lassie disappeared at the first glimpse she got of his face.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a long time he remained fever-shaken and low-spirited, the last one certainly she would venture to ask about a girl.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading She put him to bed, with hot drinks and heated stones, with quilt after quilt wrapped about him.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading He was so wretched that she had no heart to reprove him for that rash outing through the rain.
