aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Did he come about the tobacco, Beverly?" she asked.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did he come about the tobacco, Beverly?" she asked.
a line of approach
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
Beverly
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From this reading "Did he come about the tobacco, Beverly?" she asked.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
clankingadjectiveUS /ˈklæŋkɪŋ/
having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Did he come about the tobacco, Beverly?" she asked.
COMMANDMENTnounUS /kəˈmændmənt/
something that is commanded
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did he come about the tobacco, Beverly?" she asked.
diggingnounUS /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
the act of digging
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
else
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From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
Emily
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From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
only a very short time before
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did he come about the tobacco, Beverly?" she asked.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
languidlyadverb
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
no person; not anyone
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
and nothing more
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
Ordway
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From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
with speed
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
spadenounUS /speɪd/
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
spaded
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From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is nobody else to do it," replied Emily, with an impatient flash in her eyes; "only half the garden has been spaded.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading "Did he come about the tobacco, Beverly?" she asked.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
precisely as stated
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
at the time that
From this reading "TEN COMMANDMENT SMITH" When Ordway had disappeared beyond the curve in the avenue, Emily went slowly up the steps, her spade clanking against the stone as she ascended.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beverly rose languidly from the bench, and stood rubbing his hand across his forehead with an exhausted air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My head was very painful and he talked so rapidly I could hardly follow him," he replied; "but is it possible, Emily, that you have been digging in the garden?"
