the state of being absent
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
ardornounUS /ˈɑːrdər/
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the meeting wasn't working out as he'd planned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the meeting wasn't working out as he'd planned.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
the act of discovering something
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
entreatynounUS /enˈtriːti/
earnest or urgent request
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
divisible by two
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
apart from; not including
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
give expression to
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
forgivenessnounUS /fərˈɡɪvnəs/
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
haltingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
he'd
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From this reading But the meeting wasn't working out as he'd planned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
lessenedadjectiveUS /ˈlesənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading But the meeting wasn't working out as he'd planned.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But the meeting wasn't working out as he'd planned.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
paralyzedadjectiveUS /ˈperəlaɪzd/
affected with paralysis
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading But the meeting wasn't working out as he'd planned.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
sentencesnounUS /ˈsentənsəz/
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
speechlessadjectiveUS /ˈspiːtʃləs/
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
squatternounUS /ˈskwɑːtər/
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
Tessibel
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From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
TESSIBEL'S
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From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
wasn't
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From this reading But the meeting wasn't working out as he'd planned.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading TESSIBEL'S DISCOVERY Frederick stood for one tense minute watching Tessibel hurry over the rocks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He'd been almost paralyzed at her coming, speechless except for the few halting words of entreaty.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading But the meeting wasn't working out as he'd planned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many times he had pictured this interview, ... even framed the sentences in which he would express his remorse and win her forgiveness.
a late time of life
From this reading It had never occurred to his brooding thought that the years of absence which had increased his own ardor, might have lessened the squatter girl's regard for him.
