used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading In the train coming home they had exchanged many confidences.
confidencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfədənsɪz/
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading In the train coming home they had exchanged many confidences.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
exchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading In the train coming home they had exchanged many confidences.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the train coming home they had exchanged many confidences.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In the train coming home they had exchanged many confidences.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the train coming home they had exchanged many confidences.
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
LucasnounUS /ˈluːkəs/
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In the train coming home they had exchanged many confidences.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
by chance
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
quickenedverbUS /ˈkwɪkənd/
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
the season of growth
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
the rays of the sun
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the train coming home they had exchanged many confidences.
up to a particular time
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
create by training and teaching
From this reading In the train coming home they had exchanged many confidences.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Could he possibly manage to get married before he went out to India?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was on the following morning that Jean and Frank returned, their faces glowing with country sunshine and spring wind, their hearts quickened with anticipation.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Frank wondered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would Lucas have to wait till he had sold a few more pictures? wondered Jean.
