used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
(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 Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And suddenly everything--class-mates, president, roaring voices--died away.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
terminate
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
give encouragement to
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
class-mates
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From this reading And suddenly everything--class-mates, president, roaring voices--died away.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And suddenly everything--class-mates, president, roaring voices--died away.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading There was just one thing on earth.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And suddenly everything--class-mates, president, roaring voices--died away.
the organ of sight
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Cried frankly, openly, mopping away tears with a whole-hearted pocket-handkerchief, and cried more to mop away.
a young female
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
the act of departing
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
and nothing more
From this reading There was just one thing on earth.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
mopverbUS /mɑːp/
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
From this reading Cried frankly, openly, mopping away tears with a whole-hearted pocket-handkerchief, and cried more to mop away.
moppingnounUS /ˈmɑːpɪŋ/
cleaning with a mop
From this reading Cried frankly, openly, mopping away tears with a whole-hearted pocket-handkerchief, and cried more to mop away.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Cried frankly, openly, mopping away tears with a whole-hearted pocket-handkerchief, and cried more to mop away.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was just one thing on earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was just one thing on earth.
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading Cried frankly, openly, mopping away tears with a whole-hearted pocket-handkerchief, and cried more to mop away.
pocket-handkerchiefnoun
a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket
From this reading Cried frankly, openly, mopping away tears with a whole-hearted pocket-handkerchief, and cried more to mop away.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading And suddenly everything--class-mates, president, roaring voices--died away.
presidentialadjectiveUS /ˌprezəˈdenʃəl/
relating to a president or presidency
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading And suddenly everything--class-mates, president, roaring voices--died away.
squirmingverbUS /ˈskwɜːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “squirm” — to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And suddenly everything--class-mates, president, roaring voices--died away.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Cried frankly, openly, mopping away tears with a whole-hearted pocket-handkerchief, and cried more to mop away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was just one thing on earth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
a special situation
From this reading There was just one thing on earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And suddenly everything--class-mates, president, roaring voices--died away.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was just one thing on earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
whole-hearted
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From this reading Cried frankly, openly, mopping away tears with a whole-hearted pocket-handkerchief, and cried more to mop away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the doorway, in the group behind the president, a girl stood with her head against the wall and cried as if her heart would break.
