used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
Aggie
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From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
on or to one side
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
Ballyards
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From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
cause to be bored
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
Castlederry
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
without doubt or question
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
a young female
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
Johnnie
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From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
LogannounUS /ˈloʊɡən/
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
love-making
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From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
not one, and not any
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
and nothing more
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
spyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could not picture her clearly to himself ... none of the girls in Ballyards bore the slightest resemblance to her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a passage of love-making between Aggie Logan and him, conducted entirely by Aggie Logan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
precisely as stated
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, he thought that this beautiful girl was like Lady Castlederry ... only Lady Castlederry, somehow, although she was so very lovely, had a cold stupid look in her eyes, and he was very certain that this beautiful girl had bright, alert eyes.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mixed up with his desire for adventure was a vision of a beautiful girl to whom he should offer his love and service.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She had taken him aside one day, in the middle of a game of "I spy," and had said to him "Will you court me, Johnnie?"
