used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
react verbally
From this reading She went to the top of the marble steps and called, but there was no answer.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
placed in a grave
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I will call him and he will tell you the same.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She went to the top of the marble steps and called, but there was no answer.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
CrystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
dearly loved
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
Grey'snounUS /ɡreɪz/
possessive form of “grey” — United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will call him and he will tell you the same.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
Makawawa
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From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading She went to the top of the marble steps and called, but there was no answer.
marvelledverbUS /mɑːrˈveld/
inflected form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
Miriam
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From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
not any; not one
From this reading She went to the top of the marble steps and called, but there was no answer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
with speed
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I will call him and he will tell you the same.”
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She went to the top of the marble steps and called, but there was no answer.
TenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
express in words
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She went to the top of the marble steps and called, but there was no answer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
a special situation
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went to the top of the marble steps and called, but there was no answer.
the upper part of anything
From this reading She went to the top of the marble steps and called, but there was no answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to the top of the marble steps and called, but there was no answer.
at the time that
From this reading “It is Crystal herself,” said Grey, when he had partly recovered from his astonishment.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will call him and he will tell you the same.”
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Miriam Grey moved out of the shadows into the daylight that flooded in through the opening of the cave and paused by Grey’s side, while they both gazed and marvelled at the wondrous thing that was now made clear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Crystal!” cried his wife quickly; “that was our daughter’s name, but I tell you, dear, she died; she was drowned, and Te Makawawa himself buried her.
