used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "You will go in now, of course?"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You will go in now, of course?"
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
Helga
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From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You will go in now, of course?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
masterynounUS /ˈmæstəri/
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You will go in now, of course?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You will go in now, of course?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
by chance
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
on the contrary
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
express in words
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
shynessnounUS /ˈʃaɪnəs/
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
to-morrow
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From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
to-night
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From this reading "I shall never forget that you came to me to-night!" said Helga, and her great gratitude got the mastery over her shyness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, it was well perhaps that I came," he said quite calmly, and he felt rather pleased with himself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, then, you will come home to-morrow," he said, putting out his hand to say good-bye.
