addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
(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 “She’d go all the same.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “If she doesn’t take the cake for daringness!
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
daringness
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From this reading “If she doesn’t take the cake for daringness!
disappearingnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
doesn't
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From this reading “If she doesn’t take the cake for daringness!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If she doesn’t take the cake for daringness!
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “She’d go all the same.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
Gretta
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From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, I say, oughtn’t we to stop her?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, I say, oughtn’t we to stop her?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If she doesn’t take the cake for daringness!
incisivelyadverb
in an incisive manner
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
It's
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From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
Josy
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From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
Margot's
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From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
not any; not one
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
oughtn't
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From this reading But, I say, oughtn’t we to stop her?”
overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
with speed
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
RETURNSnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “She’d go all the same.
express in words
From this reading But, I say, oughtn’t we to stop her?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If she doesn’t take the cake for daringness!
She'd
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From this reading “She’d go all the same.
and nothing more
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading But, I say, oughtn’t we to stop her?”
SYBIL
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From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
carry out
From this reading “If she doesn’t take the cake for daringness!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If she doesn’t take the cake for daringness!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, I say, oughtn’t we to stop her?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But, I say, oughtn’t we to stop her?”
Whew
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From this reading SYBIL RETURNS “Whew!” said Josy incisively, addressing Gretta and Stella, but gazing after Margot’s rapidly disappearing figure.
white-faced
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From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It’s simply no good,” answered Gretta, white-faced with fear at the possibility of the dangers that might have overtaken her little sister.
