achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
anew
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
Alix
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From this reading It was her own voice now that Alix heard.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
terminate
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Oh, Maman!—What have I done to you!”
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
gorsenoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
only a very short time before
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, Maman!—What have I done to you!”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was her own voice now that Alix heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her own voice now that Alix heard.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, Maman!—What have I done to you!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her own voice now that Alix heard.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
for more time
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
Maman
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From this reading “Oh, Maman!—What have I done to you!”
not any; not one
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was her own voice now that Alix heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Maman!—What have I done to you!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was her own voice now that Alix heard.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
the rays of the sun
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was her own voice now that Alix heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, Maman!—What have I done to you!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was out again upon the common and she had been running.
precisely as stated
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was her own voice now that Alix heard.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading But suddenly she was walking very slowly among the gorse bushes in the bright sunlight, and she could hardly drag herself along.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was her own voice now that Alix heard.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, Maman!—What have I done to you!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her head ached as if it would break in two; her limbs were of lead; and now that she went so slowly she could no longer escape Maman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Maman!—What have I done to you!”
