aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I petted and soothed her; she hid her face on my breast.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
have
From this reading "Darling," I said, "I can’t bear to see you suffer.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading I petted and soothed her; she hid her face on my breast.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
can't
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From this reading "Darling," I said, "I can’t bear to see you suffer.
Clelia
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From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
a special loved one
From this reading "Darling," I said, "I can’t bear to see you suffer.
dearly loved
From this reading Didn’t you, dear?"
didn't
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From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I petted and soothed her; she hid her face on my breast.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I petted and soothed her; she hid her face on my breast.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading I petted and soothed her; she hid her face on my breast.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
huns
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From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
Josephine
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From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
kidnapverbUS /ˈkɪdnæp/
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I petted and soothed her; she hid her face on my breast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
pettedverbUS /ˈpetɪd/
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading I petted and soothed her; she hid her face on my breast.
Raoul
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From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Darling," I said, "I can’t bear to see you suffer.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Darling," I said, "I can’t bear to see you suffer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
soothedverbUS /suːðd/
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading I petted and soothed her; she hid her face on my breast.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "Darling," I said, "I can’t bear to see you suffer.
express a supposition
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Darling," I said, "I can’t bear to see you suffer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I suppose that you and Clelia and Josephine and Raoul had some scheme cooked up to kidnap that bunch of huns at the house and get them over the frontier into France.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She walked blindly into my arms—she didn’t know what she was about, I suppose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Darling," I said, "I can’t bear to see you suffer.
