used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The poor girl has had a trying time of it this evening.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
lacking funds
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
centred
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From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
CoranounUS /ˈkɔːrə/
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
CrazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
a movement into or inward
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The poor girl has had a trying time of it this evening.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
a young female
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor girl has had a trying time of it this evening.
Harriet
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From this reading "I wouldn't keep Harriet up long, were I in your place.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor girl has had a trying time of it this evening.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wouldn't keep Harriet up long, were I in your place.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
Jane
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From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
Jane's
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From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I wouldn't keep Harriet up long, were I in your place.
Kidder
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From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
LivingstonnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I wouldn't keep Harriet up long, were I in your place.
McCarthynounUS /məˈkɑːrθi/
United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)
From this reading "Miss McCarthy," she said.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss McCarthy," she said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
Patricia
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From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I wouldn't keep Harriet up long, were I in your place.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor girl has had a trying time of it this evening.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Miss McCarthy," she said.
sarcasticallyadverbUS /sɑːrˈkæstɪkli/
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
snubverbUS /snʌb/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The poor girl has had a trying time of it this evening.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The poor girl has had a trying time of it this evening.
hard to endure
From this reading The poor girl has had a trying time of it this evening.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I wouldn't keep Harriet up long, were I in your place.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wouldn't keep Harriet up long, were I in your place.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE STORM BROKE Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away.
wouldn't
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From this reading "I wouldn't keep Harriet up long, were I in your place.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wouldn't keep Harriet up long, were I in your place.
