aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
Angela
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From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
compunctious
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From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
and nothing more
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
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 must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading In the garden path they saw Poppy's new watering-can lying.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In the garden path they saw Poppy's new watering-can lying.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
a course of conduct
From this reading In the garden path they saw Poppy's new watering-can lying.
PenelopenounUS /pəˈneləpi/
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
PoppynounUS /ˈpɑːpi/
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
Poppy'snounUS /ˈpɑːpiz/
possessive form of “poppy” — annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading In the garden path they saw Poppy's new watering-can lying.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
cut with a saw
From this reading In the garden path they saw Poppy's new watering-can lying.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
tea-time
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From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They expected to see Poppy too, but she did not appear, and the garden seemed quite empty.
precisely as stated
From this reading She must have gone indoors, they concluded, and Esther began to feel very compunctious for having left her alone so long.
watering-can
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From this reading In the garden path they saw Poppy's new watering-can lying.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They came in the way they had gone out, through the garden door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Esther, Penelope, and Angela reached home at just about what they thought must be tea-time.
