used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
anew
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
Bess
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From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
BLANCHES
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From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
cannot
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From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She clasped the girl in a loving embrace and told her how long the time had been and how lonely she had felt.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
dearly loved
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading She clasped the girl in a loving embrace and told her how long the time had been and how lonely she had felt.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She clasped the girl in a loving embrace and told her how long the time had been and how lonely she had felt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
a young female
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
a quick look
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
the act of departing
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
how
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From this reading She clasped the girl in a loving embrace and told her how long the time had been and how lonely she had felt.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
immediately past
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading She clasped the girl in a loving embrace and told her how long the time had been and how lonely she had felt.
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 She clasped the girl in a loving embrace and told her how long the time had been and how lonely she had felt.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading She clasped the girl in a loving embrace and told her how long the time had been and how lonely she had felt.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
Mauchacho
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From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
a particular point in time
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She clasped the girl in a loving embrace and told her how long the time had been and how lonely she had felt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She clasped the girl in a loving embrace and told her how long the time had been and how lonely she had felt.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At last her anxiety was relieved as she caught a glimpse of Mauchacho hurrying toward home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man had started after the girl early in the morning, and she was impatient for their arrival.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading WHY A CHEEK BLANCHES Mrs. West had been watching the road for nearly an hour, each moment expecting Bess to come.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am never going to let you go away again, my dear; I cannot be happy without you!”
