used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You all go in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
put or send forth
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
Don't
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From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
elmnounUS /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You all go in.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You all go in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
protectingadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪŋ/
shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
in the direction of
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
at the time that
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
in or at the place that
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will be waiting for you over there—under that tree.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading They were closer to the building than before, and from where they sat they could easily see into the court room through a wide window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don’t wait a minute to come to us, when you know," she added with a quick anxious look towards her husband.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You all go in.
Zebediah
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From this reading Zebediah drove a few yards away from the gate, where a great spreading elm cast a protecting shade.
