Addie
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From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading And you, Addie, don't be afraid ... and ask papa for Doddie's hand....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And you, Addie, don't be afraid ... and ask papa for Doddie's hand....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you, Addie, don't be afraid ... and ask papa for Doddie's hand....
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
an occurrence of something
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
Doddie
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From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
Doddie's
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From this reading And you, Addie, don't be afraid ... and ask papa for Doddie's hand....
don't
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From this reading And you, Addie, don't be afraid ... and ask papa for Doddie's hand....
opinion or judgment
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And you, Addie, don't be afraid ... and ask papa for Doddie's hand....
in a gradual manner
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And you, Addie, don't be afraid ... and ask papa for Doddie's hand....
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
intimatedverbUS /ˈɪntəmeɪtɪd/
past form of “intimate” — give to understand
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
go away from a place
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
for more time
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
Léonie
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From this reading "Léonie...."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
on one occasion
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
Otto
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From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading And you, Addie, don't be afraid ... and ask papa for Doddie's hand....
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
express in words
From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In any case, Otto," she said; and her manner was once more gently kind, "do not leave Addie any longer in his uncertainty.
in or at the place that
From this reading I have nothing to say where Doddie is concerned ... as I have often told you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rose and, with her eyes hard as steel, she intimated to him that he must believe her, that she insisted on his believing her:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you, Addie, don't be afraid ... and ask papa for Doddie's hand....
