used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
(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 May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading May I tell every one how madly happy I am?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
contentedlyadverbUS /kənˈtentədli/
with equanimity
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading May I tell every one how madly happy I am?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
a young female
From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading May I tell every one how madly happy I am?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
how
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From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I tell every one how madly happy I am?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
madlyadverbUS /ˈmædli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading May I tell every one how madly happy I am?
engage in
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I tell every one how madly happy I am?
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading May I tell every one how madly happy I am?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or----" "Yes.
outlinesnounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
Priscilla
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From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Or----" Priscilla lay quite contentedly in his arms, her eyes on the shining outlines of The Ghost.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
shrinenounUS /ʃraɪn/
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
carry out
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
express in words
From this reading May I tell every one how madly happy I am?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
Travers
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From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "My girl," said Travers a week later, "how shall it be?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
an affirmative
From this reading Or----" "Yes.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May I take you to that little shrine a mile up the mountain yonder and make you--mine--and then show them all _why_ I am so happy?
