used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
(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 "Don't let him know you care, and he'll tell you all the quicker.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's up to something--he has a secret and he won't tell me!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
next to; at the side of
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "My brother Will.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Don't let him know you care, and he'll tell you all the quicker.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't let him know you care, and he'll tell you all the quicker.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He's up to something--he has a secret and he won't tell me!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
he'll
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From this reading "Don't let him know you care, and he'll tell you all the quicker.
He's
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From this reading He's up to something--he has a secret and he won't tell me!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't let him know you care, and he'll tell you all the quicker.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
Isn't
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From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don't let him know you care, and he'll tell you all the quicker.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't let him know you care, and he'll tell you all the quicker.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He's up to something--he has a secret and he won't tell me!"
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My brother Will.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
provokingadjectiveUS /prəˈvoʊkɪŋ/
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
quickeradverbUS /ˈkwɪkər/
more quickly
From this reading "Don't let him know you care, and he'll tell you all the quicker.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He's up to something--he has a secret and he won't tell me!"
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He's up to something--he has a secret and he won't tell me!"
express in words
From this reading He's up to something--he has a secret and he won't tell me!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
TIN-BACK
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From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
create by training and teaching
From this reading OLD TIN-BACK "Isn't he provoking!" murmured Grace, sinking into a seat beside Mollie, as the train slowly pulled out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He's up to something--he has a secret and he won't tell me!"
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
which person or people
From this reading "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My brother Will.
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 "Who?" asked Mollie, leaning toward the window to wave to the boys on the platform.
won't
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From this reading He's up to something--he has a secret and he won't tell me!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't let him know you care, and he'll tell you all the quicker.
