adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
(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 of all men!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
a young person of either sex
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
Dora
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From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
easelnounUS /ˈiːzəl/
an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, he is the one,” she mused.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, he is the one,” she mused.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
Margaret
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From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
the force of workers available
From this reading “He of all men!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
a particular point in time
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Yes, he is the one,” she mused.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, he is the one,” she mused.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
cut with a saw
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading |AS she passed through the gate at the end of the lawn, Margaret looked back and saw the child and its father seated together.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Dora saw her coming from her easel near the window of her studio, and stood in the hall awaiting her.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, he is the one,” she mused.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I might have known it; he has adored the child since the moment he first saw it there on the lawn.”
