afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
terminate
From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
Captain'snounUS /ˈkæptənz/
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
eh
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From this reading And, eh, I’m glad naebody saw it was you.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
gane
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From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading And, eh, I’m glad naebody saw it was you.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was little said upon the walk home.
I'm
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From this reading And, eh, I’m glad naebody saw it was you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was little said upon the walk home.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
engage in
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
naebody
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From this reading And, eh, I’m glad naebody saw it was you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
reproaches
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From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was little said upon the walk home.
cut with a saw
From this reading And, eh, I’m glad naebody saw it was you.
express in words
From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
express in speech
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
stepmothernounUS /ˈstepmʌðər/
the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was little said upon the walk home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was little said upon the walk home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Isabel was too much exhausted to make any reply to the questions, and half reproaches, and soothing speeches, made in regular succession by her stepmother.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was little said upon the walk home.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading There was little said upon the walk home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was little said upon the walk home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would break my heart to hear them say the Captain’s Isabel was gane after them.
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And, eh, I’m glad naebody saw it was you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘What put it into your head to speak out like yon?
