afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
(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 He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Elin!" he whispered, and she came back to him, and he folded her to his heart and kissed her on the forehead and on the lips.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
Elin
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From this reading "Elin!" he whispered, and she came back to him, and he folded her to his heart and kissed her on the forehead and on the lips.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were full--she knew not why.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading "Elin!" he whispered, and she came back to him, and he folded her to his heart and kissed her on the forehead and on the lips.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading "Elin!" he whispered, and she came back to him, and he folded her to his heart and kissed her on the forehead and on the lips.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Her eyes were full--she knew not why.
a young female
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Elin!" he whispered, and she came back to him, and he folded her to his heart and kissed her on the forehead and on the lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading "Elin!" he whispered, and she came back to him, and he folded her to his heart and kissed her on the forehead and on the lips.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Her eyes were full--she knew not why.
immediately past
From this reading Nature was saying something to her at last--she knew not what.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Elin!" he whispered, and she came back to him, and he folded her to his heart and kissed her on the forehead and on the lips.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature was saying something to her at last--she knew not what.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her eyes were full--she knew not why.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Elin!" he whispered, and she came back to him, and he folded her to his heart and kissed her on the forehead and on the lips.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Nature was saying something to her at last--she knew not what.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes were full--she knew not why.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Nature was saying something to her at last--she knew not what.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The girl stepped to her bedroom door and then stopped and turned and looked back at him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nature was saying something to her at last--she knew not what.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were full--she knew not why.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nature was saying something to her at last--she knew not what.
at the time that
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Elin!" he whispered, and she came back to him, and he folded her to his heart and kissed her on the forehead and on the lips.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Her eyes were full--she knew not why.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was looking after her with all his hungry soul in his quivering face, and when she turned he stretched out his arms to her.
