Chapter XXX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

(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 Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

dearly loved

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

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From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading She was now ready to go to New York to rejoin her brother.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

the act of giving

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She was now ready to go to New York to rejoin her brother.

the act of departing

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

a farewell remark

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was now ready to go to New York to rejoin her brother.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

the act of departing

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading She was now ready to go to New York to rejoin her brother.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading She was now ready to go to New York to rejoin her brother.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading She was now ready to go to New York to rejoin her brother.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

join again

From this reading She was now ready to go to New York to rejoin her brother.

express in words

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

express in speech

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

shedding tears

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She was now ready to go to New York to rejoin her brother.

in the direction of

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Her bitterness toward Henry West had grown less as she analyzed his motive, and from his mother learned what had really prompted him in his impulsive act.

at the time that

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She had not seen him during the weeks which followed the tragedy, but now that she was leaving she felt that she must speak to him and say good-bye.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Whenever she thought of leaving the ranch, of going away from Mrs. West, giving up her horse, of tearing herself away from the wonderful mountains, the lake and all its beloved haunts, it seemed as if she could not go.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading She was now ready to go to New York to rejoin her brother.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “WHEN YOU CAN FORGET” It was nearly a month before Bess Fletcher fully recovered from the shock she had experienced.