used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
devouredverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərd/
past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
fretverbUS /fret/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
Grace'snounUS /ˈɡreɪsɪz/
possessive form of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
Hillsbro
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From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
how
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From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
panenounUS /peɪn/
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
promenadenounUS /ˌprɑːməˈneɪd/
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
To recall to mind.
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
rivetedverbUS /ˈrɪvətɪd/
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Imagine, then, how my hungry eyes devoured the new beauties presented to them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
watering-place
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From this reading The promenade of a fashionable watering-place had hitherto been my idea of the country.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
winkverbUS /wɪŋk/
signal by winking
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
but in spite of that
From this reading I had provided myself with a book, and I had hoped to fall asleep over it, yet here I was with my eyes riveted to a pane of glass, afraid to wink lest I should miss something.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My children, you must remember that I am speaking of an old-fashioned time, and I travelled down to Hillsbro' by coach.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Grace's warning, "You will fret yourself to death, you will be back before a month," grew faint in my ears.
