used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “We’re going straight to the mansion,” she announced impressively.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Another brilliant idea!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “Another brilliant idea!
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
Cara
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From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I see it coming on.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
the act of departing
From this reading “We’re going straight to the mansion,” she announced impressively.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see it coming on.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Another brilliant idea!
impressivelyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪvli/
in an impressive manner
From this reading “We’re going straight to the mansion,” she announced impressively.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I see it coming on.
Madge
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From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading “We’re going straight to the mansion,” she announced impressively.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I see it coming on.
an educational institution
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see it coming on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’re going straight to the mansion,” she announced impressively.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
successive (without a break)
From this reading “We’re going straight to the mansion,” she announced impressively.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cara threw up her hands in a gesture of hopeless despair and stopped dead in her tracks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
waylaidverbUS /ˈweɪleɪd/
inflected form of “waylay” — wait in hiding to attack
From this reading Madge waylaid Cara the following evening after school, fairly dragging her down the street, so great was her hurry to get away from the building.
We're
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From this reading “We’re going straight to the mansion,” she announced impressively.
