used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Yet as the hour of my trial approached I realised that I was glad, glad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet as the hour of my trial approached I realised that I was glad, glad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And I would call her ... yes, I would call her Dorothy.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
DOROTHY
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From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
a young female
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Yet as the hour of my trial approached I realised that I was glad, glad.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I would call her ... yes, I would call her Dorothy.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Yet as the hour of my trial approached I realised that I was glad, glad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
MADDENverbUS /ˈmædən/
cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet as the hour of my trial approached I realised that I was glad, glad.
an old word for “no”
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
rambles
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From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Yet as the hour of my trial approached I realised that I was glad, glad.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet as the hour of my trial approached I realised that I was glad, glad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
the act of testing something
From this reading Yet as the hour of my trial approached I realised that I was glad, glad.
unfoldingnounUS /ənˈfoʊldɪŋ/
a developmental process
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
look attentively
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
at the time that
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
belonging to which person
From this reading I hoped it would be a girl; nay, I was sure it would be a girl; a little, dark, old-fashioned girl, whose hand I would hold on my rambles, and whose innocent mind I would watch unfolding like a flower.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOROTHY MADDEN The time was drawing near when I would become a father.
an affirmative
From this reading And I would call her ... yes, I would call her Dorothy.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet as the hour of my trial approached I realised that I was glad, glad.
