used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
in a state of sleep
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
by-and-bynoun
an indefinite time in the future
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
don't
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From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
opinion or judgment
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
I'll
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From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
irresistibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
a particular point in time
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
in motion
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
Nell
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From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
not any; not one
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
a brief written record
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
Phyllis
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From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
shapingnounUS /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
specknounUS /spek/
a very small spot
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
a special situation
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "A good thing for me," thought I, "that she has.
Tibe
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From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
to-day
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From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
at the time that
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It amused me to see the speck grow, for at the moment I had no one to talk to, and Tibe was asleep with his chin on my knee.
showing curiosity
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
wordingnounUS /ˈwɜːrdɪŋ/
the manner in which something is expressed in words
From this reading I was arranging the wording of the note, after tea, which we had on deck, when, quite idly at first, my eyes dwelt upon a black speck moving far away, in our wake.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I lost track of a sentence which was shaping itself nicely in my mind and ought to have been irresistible to Nell, in wondering what the speck would turn out to be, by-and-by.
produce a literary work
From this reading And if I don't get a chance to ask her to-day, I'll write a note and beg the L.C.P.--no, I'll get Sister Phyllis to give it to her this evening."
