used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Now Harriet began to move her head from side to side to avoid the drizzle that was beating into her face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Now Harriet began to move her head from side to side to avoid the drizzle that was beating into her face.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now Harriet began to move her head from side to side to avoid the drizzle that was beating into her face.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Do you want to smother the poor child?"
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
CrazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "We must get her into one of the tents," declared Mrs. Livingston.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want to smother the poor child?"
drizzlenounUS /ˈdrɪzəl/
very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now Harriet began to move her head from side to side to avoid the drizzle that was beating into her face.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
a young female
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
Harriet
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From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Now Harriet began to move her head from side to side to avoid the drizzle that was beating into her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We must get her into one of the tents," declared Mrs. Livingston.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We must get her into one of the tents," declared Mrs. Livingston.
Jane
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From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
LivingstonnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading "We must get her into one of the tents," declared Mrs. Livingston.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now Harriet began to move her head from side to side to avoid the drizzle that was beating into her face.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "We must get her into one of the tents," declared Mrs. Livingston.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must get her into one of the tents," declared Mrs. Livingston.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We must get her into one of the tents," declared Mrs. Livingston.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Do you want to smother the poor child?"
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading A DAY OF EXCITEMENT "Get back!" commanded Crazy Jane, pushing a crowd of girls away.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Now Harriet began to move her head from side to side to avoid the drizzle that was beating into her face.
smotherverbUS /ˈsmʌðər/
envelop completely
From this reading "Do you want to smother the poor child?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading "We must get her into one of the tents," declared Mrs. Livingston.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you want to smother the poor child?"
up to a particular time
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you want to smother the poor child?"
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Do you want to smother the poor child?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get her into one of the tents," declared Mrs. Livingston.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Wait till she comes to," answered Jane, turning Harriet over on her back so that the rain, which was falling in a fine drizzle now, might beat on the face of the unconscious girl.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want to smother the poor child?"
