used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
centenariannounUS /ˌsentəˈneriən/
someone who is at least 100 years old
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
croakingnounUS /ˈkroʊkɪŋ/
a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
dearynounUS /ˈdɪri/
a special loved one
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
a man of refinement
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
coins made of gold
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
hoarseadjectiveUS /hɔːrs/
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
hoodedverbUS /ˈhʊdɪd/
past form of “hood” — cover with a hood
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
Stella'snounUS /ˈsteləz/
possessive form of “stella” — United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
in a strange manner
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
express in words
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
communicated in words
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
precisely as stated
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The terms, too, were so strangely appropriate to her own circumstances that it seemed as though they were spoken in response to her thoughts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
won't
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From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
woollennounUS /ˈwʊlən/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words, uttered in a hoarse, croaking voice close to Stella’s ear, as she sped through the trees of the park in the darkness, made her start and utter a little cry of fright.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Turning in considerable alarm, she perceived a few steps behind her the small, bent form of a very old woman, in appearance almost a centenarian, wrapped in a hooded cloak of some dark woollen material.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Let me tell your fortune, deary--all about the fair young gentleman you love so true, and the dark one you won’t have, for all his gold and rank.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Let me cross your hand with a bit of silver, my pretty lady!
