used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But really there's nothing to fear--nothing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
a young person of either sex
From this reading 'Oh don't, child!' he entreated.
consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
don't
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From this reading 'Oh don't, child!' he entreated.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
entreated
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From this reading 'Oh don't, child!' he entreated.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading 'It's my fault for speaking so soon.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading But really there's nothing to fear--nothing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'It's my fault for speaking so soon.
fragilitynounUS /frəˈdʒɪləti/
quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh don't, child!' he entreated.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
It's
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From this reading 'It's my fault for speaking so soon.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'It's my fault for speaking so soon.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But really there's nothing to fear--nothing.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh don't, child!' he entreated.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
patverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But really there's nothing to fear--nothing.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
sleevesnounUS /sliːvz/
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'It's my fault for speaking so soon.
in the near future
From this reading 'It's my fault for speaking so soon.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading 'It's my fault for speaking so soon.
strokingnounUS /ˈstroʊkɪŋ/
a light touch with the hands
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
there's
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From this reading But really there's nothing to fear--nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But really there's nothing to fear--nothing.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
varyingadjectiveUS /ˈveriɪŋ/
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Drake bent over her, stroking her hair with a gentle helpless movement of his hand and occasionally varying his consolation by a pat on the shoulders.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading The puffed sleeves of silk yielding under his touch gave him a queer impression of the girl's fragility.
