used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
artlessnessnoun
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading She had remembered to call out a breathless 'Good-night' without turning her head.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She had remembered to call out a breathless 'Good-night' without turning her head.
Carr
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From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
cliff'snounUS /klɪfs/
possessive form of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
darkeningadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ/
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
designingnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
a young female
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
Good-night
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From this reading She had remembered to call out a breathless 'Good-night' without turning her head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She had remembered to call out a breathless 'Good-night' without turning her head.
Helen'snounUS /ˈhelɪnz/
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
set afire or burning
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
Longstreet's
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From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
not any; not one
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had remembered to call out a breathless 'Good-night' without turning her head.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She had remembered to call out a breathless 'Good-night' without turning her head.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
except for; apart from
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
snarenounUS /sner/
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading She had remembered to call out a breathless 'Good-night' without turning her head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Two Friends and a Girl Howard and Carr rode down into the darkening valley side by side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The silence of the coming dusk was no deeper than that silence which had crept about them while the three stood upon the cliff's edge.
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Longstreet's laugh had whipped up the colour into Helen's cheeks and had lighted a battle fire in her eyes.
whiskedverbUS /wɪskt/
past form of “whisk” — move somewhere quickly
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading She had whisked away from them and gone straight back to the cabin, meaning to save her father from his own artlessness and from the snare of a designing widow.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had remembered to call out a breathless 'Good-night' without turning her head.
