afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I simply pranced on after that.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading I was not agreeable, but he did all the speaking.
(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 I was not agreeable, but he did all the speaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He insisted upon turning back and walking with me.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He insisted upon turning back and walking with me.
beastlyadjectiveUS /ˈbiːstliː/
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was not agreeable, but he did all the speaking.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
a small house with a single story
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I was not agreeable, but he did all the speaking.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know why people should want to talk to one when one does not want to talk to them.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know why people should want to talk to one when one does not want to talk to them.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He insisted upon turning back and walking with me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading He insisted upon turning back and walking with me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know why people should want to talk to one when one does not want to talk to them.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He insisted upon turning back and walking with me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I simply pranced on after that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I do not know why people should want to talk to one when one does not want to talk to them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I do not know why people should want to talk to one when one does not want to talk to them.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
pranced
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From this reading I simply pranced on after that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
and nothing more
From this reading I simply pranced on after that.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
in the near future
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I was not agreeable, but he did all the speaking.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I simply pranced on after that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I do not know why people should want to talk to one when one does not want to talk to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading He insisted upon turning back and walking with me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He insisted upon turning back and walking with me.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading He insisted upon turning back and walking with me.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I do not know why people should want to talk to one when one does not want to talk to them.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
at the time that
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I do not know why people should want to talk to one when one does not want to talk to them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He insisted upon turning back and walking with me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said it was "beastly hard luck"--he has horrid phrases--his being out when I came, and would I please not to walk so fast, as we should so soon arrive at the cottage, and he wanted to talk to me.
