used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
childishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR QUETZAL'.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
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 "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
QUETZALnoun
the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR QUETZAL'.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR QUETZAL'.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
having a supporting base
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH FOR QUETZAL'.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading By and by he returned, and standing by the couch, passed his hand several times above her face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "I waited for you; but the lamps burned down low, and the shadows, from their hiding among the bushes, came creeping in upon the fountain, and I slept."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Silent as the movements were, she awoke, and threw her arms around his neck.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been gone a long while," she said, in a childish voice.
