used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A PRETTY BOY!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
next to; at the side of
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
a youthful male person
From this reading "A PRETTY BOY!"
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
branchedadjectiveUS /bræntʃt/
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
Dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
FatimanounUS /ˈfæθɪmə/
youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
set up or found
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
HawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
LeonnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
come together
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
patientlyadverbUS /ˈpeɪʃəntli/
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "A PRETTY BOY!"
housing available for people to live in
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
having a supporting base
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
carry out
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I called to Yorke to come and take care of her (for I was in haste to get back to the house), and at the sound of my voice Leon came rushing, in great bounds.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
at the time that
From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
whinnied
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From this reading I found her standing patiently by the stable door waiting to be let in, and she whinnied with delight as she heard my step.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
wrothadjective
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading "And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain."
Yorke
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From this reading At the door of the house, Black Hawk and Yorke branched off to the servants' quarters, and I followed them to see what had become of Fatima, for I had left her standing beside the gallery when I ran back to meet the savage.
