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From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could see only the white foam on the milk, and Hannah's white face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see only the white foam on the milk, and Hannah's white face.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading FACE TO FACE.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first neither spoke.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading He could see only the white foam on the milk, and Hannah's white face.
Hannah
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From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
Hannah's
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From this reading He could see only the white foam on the milk, and Hannah's white face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could see only the white foam on the milk, and Hannah's white face.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
how
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From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
IndiananounUS /ˌɪndiˈænə/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
a narrow way or road
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
a particular point in time
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading At first neither spoke.
not any; not one
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could see only the white foam on the milk, and Hannah's white face.
and nothing more
From this reading He could see only the white foam on the milk, and Hannah's white face.
pailsnounUS /peɪlz/
plural of “pail” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
Ralph
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From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He could see only the white foam on the milk, and Hannah's white face.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At first neither spoke.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE.
a shaky motion
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the lane, in the dark, under the shadow of the barn, Ralph met Hannah carrying her bucket of milk (they have no pails in Indiana)[23].
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
(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 Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
at the time that
From this reading Perhaps it was well that he could not see how white Hannah's face was at that moment when a sudden trembling made her set down the heavy bucket.
a Caucasian
From this reading He could see only the white foam on the milk, and Hannah's white face.
