afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The broken phaeton was left for the present.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
CharlestonnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrlstən/
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I reckon the exercise will do him good."
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading "I reckon the exercise will do him good."
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The broken phaeton was left for the present.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I reckon the exercise will do him good."
Grangersons
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From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I reckon the exercise will do him good."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon the exercise will do him good."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
engage in
From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
phaetonnoun
large open car seating four with folding top
From this reading The broken phaeton was left for the present.
Phyl
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From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
Pinckney
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From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The broken phaeton was left for the present.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I reckon the exercise will do him good."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
Silas
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From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the night the Colonel had sent after the horses and they had been captured and brought back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Pinckney and Phyl left Grangersons next morning at seven o'clock to return to Charleston.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The broken phaeton was left for the present.
at the time that
From this reading "I'll make Silas go and fetch it himself when he comes back," said the Colonel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I reckon the exercise will do him good."
