the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Then she returned to me, and said: `I am ready.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Thus we began our flight.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
not accessible to view
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
recognizable; marked
From this reading "That decided her.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Thus we began our flight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
set up or found
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "That decided her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then she returned to me, and said: `I am ready.'
conformity or harmony
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she returned to me, and said: `I am ready.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thus we began our flight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
with speed
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Then she returned to me, and said: `I am ready.'
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then she returned to me, and said: `I am ready.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then she returned to me, and said: `I am ready.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That decided her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she returned to me, and said: `I am ready.'
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus we began our flight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thus we began our flight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading "Carefully keeping concealed--and the country on that side was thickly wooded--we travelled rapidly for some distance.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
but in spite of that
From this reading She called out to the two girls to continue their work and wait for her--that she had not yet found what she wanted.
