used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
BobbinnounUS /ˈbɑːbən/
a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
carefully weighed
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then she waited without trying to escape when Polly came down to talk to her.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Then she waited without trying to escape when Polly came down to talk to her.
divisible by two
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
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 THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
O'NeillnounUS /oʊˈniːl/
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
not divisible by two
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
Polly
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From this reading Then she waited without trying to escape when Polly came down to talk to her.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
recessesnounUS /ˈriːsesəz/
plural of “recess” — a state of abeyance or suspended business
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
in or at or to some place
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Then she waited without trying to escape when Polly came down to talk to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she waited without trying to escape when Polly came down to talk to her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Indeed, though it hung perfectly straight, Polly thought that she had never seen more splendid hair in her life, it held such strange bright colors from being always exposed to the sun and air; besides, it was long and heavy.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
hard to endure
From this reading Then she waited without trying to escape when Polly came down to talk to her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading That is, she appeared in the garden and threw a queer scarlet flower up to the veranda.
someone who visits
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
voluntarilyadverbUS /ˌvɑːlənˈterəli/
out of your own free will
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Then she waited without trying to escape when Polly came down to talk to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading And evidently she must have felt, somewhere back in the odd recesses of her mind, that she was to be considered a visitor, for she had washed her face and hands and even her hair.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY HOME NOT a long time afterward Bobbin must have changed her mind for some reason or other, for voluntarily she came to call on Miss O'Neill.
at the time that
From this reading Then she waited without trying to escape when Polly came down to talk to her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then she waited without trying to escape when Polly came down to talk to her.
