used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
dark-red
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From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
dyedadjectiveUS /daɪd/
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
set up or found
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
frolicnounUS /ˈfrɑːlɪk/
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
half-way
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From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
heavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
kerchiefnounUS /ˈkɜːrtʃəf/
a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
engage in
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
Millicent
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From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
on one occasion
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
done under pressure
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
sleepernounUS /ˈsliːpər/
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
with low volume
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
stainnounUS /steɪn/
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
having a supporting base
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
the rays of the sun
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Alive, and not as he had pictured her a thousand times during that terrible ride,--cold and dead, with the stain which had dyed her kerchief, on brow and bosom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
having come into contact
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
arousing affect
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
under normal conditions
From this reading It was early in the morning for Millicent, usually a late sleeper, to be in the garden among the flowers.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He stared at her, as at one risen from the dead; he touched her hand before he spoke to her, to make sure that it was really she, alive, with softly heaving breast and warm, clinging fingers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
a Caucasian
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading There Graham found her, white as the gown she wore, standing with her arms filled with dark-red roses,--standing with the sunlight touching her pretty hair, and shining in her cool gray eyes.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Abroad it rushed, My frolic soul, for it had sight Of something half-way, which was known As mine at once, yet not mine own."
