used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading My heart has ached for them even in my dreams.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
(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 All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
brooksnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
cannot
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From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
recognizable; marked
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading My heart has ached for them even in my dreams.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
divisible by two
From this reading My heart has ached for them even in my dreams.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My heart has ached for them even in my dreams.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Oh, it is too, too hard!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My heart has ached for them even in my dreams.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart has ached for them even in my dreams.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
how
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From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, it is too, too hard!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
Laura
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From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
Motherkin
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From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart has ached for them even in my dreams.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
a state of acute pain
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
required or under orders
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
express in words
From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My heart has ached for them even in my dreams.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Oh, it is too, too hard!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
wadingnounUS /ˈweɪdɪŋ/
walking with your feet in shallow water
From this reading All night I have been climbing rocks and wading brooks to get to them, and now you tell me I cannot go.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "I have decided not to go upon this journey, Laura," were the first words the Motherkin spoke after she had given her a morning embrace, as the child came briskly in haste to receive it, and hear the plans which she supposed Grim and the Motherkin had made after she had gone to bed the night previous.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, dear Motherkin," exclaimed Laura, "how can you forget those poor little suffering creatures!
