used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Glimmerings of the early autumn sunrise crept in through holes in the canvas.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading The soft rise and fall of her bosom made me dream of my mother.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Glimmerings of the early autumn sunrise crept in through holes in the canvas.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Glimmerings of the early autumn sunrise crept in through holes in the canvas.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The soft rise and fall of her bosom made me dream of my mother.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Glimmerings of the early autumn sunrise crept in through holes in the canvas.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The soft rise and fall of her bosom made me dream of my mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
fortuneteller's
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From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
a young female
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
Glimmerings
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From this reading Glimmerings of the early autumn sunrise crept in through holes in the canvas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading Glimmerings of the early autumn sunrise crept in through holes in the canvas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The soft rise and fall of her bosom made me dream of my mother.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The soft rise and fall of her bosom made me dream of my mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft rise and fall of her bosom made me dream of my mother.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
move upward
From this reading The soft rise and fall of her bosom made me dream of my mother.
Ruthita's
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From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The soft rise and fall of her bosom made me dream of my mother.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading Glimmerings of the early autumn sunrise crept in through holes in the canvas.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Glimmerings of the early autumn sunrise crept in through holes in the canvas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
arousing affect
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I call her a woman, for she seemed to me a woman then; she was about seventeen--little more than a girl.
which person or people
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night in the tent I slept soundly, with the fortuneteller’s arm about me and my head nearly touching Ruthita’s across her breast.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I raised myself cautiously and gazed at the woman who had cared for me.
