used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here was food and water for man and beast.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The mention of the girl's name brought things back to Jeffrey Whiting.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Here was food and water for man and beast.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The mention of the girl's name brought things back to Jeffrey Whiting.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
CardinalnounUS /ˈkɑːrdənəl/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
give encouragement to
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
Cynthe
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From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
provide as food
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Here was food and water for man and beast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here was food and water for man and beast.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
a young female
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The mention of the girl's name brought things back to Jeffrey Whiting.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
only a very short time before
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was food and water for man and beast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
hobbleverbUS /ˈhɑːbəl/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
Jeffrey
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From this reading The mention of the girl's name brought things back to Jeffrey Whiting.
held dear
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Here was food and water for man and beast.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
make reference to
From this reading The mention of the girl's name brought things back to Jeffrey Whiting.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The mention of the girl's name brought things back to Jeffrey Whiting.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
shrilladjectiveUS /ʃrɪl/
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
skillets
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From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The mention of the girl's name brought things back to Jeffrey Whiting.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
up to a particular time
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
voluminousadjectiveUS /vəˈluːmənəs/
large in volume or bulk
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was food and water for man and beast.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Here was food and water for man and beast.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
WhitingnounUS /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/
flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
which person or people
From this reading Till now he had hardly given a thought to the girl who, by a terrible sacrifice of the man she loved, had saved him.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And shrill, voluminous women came forth to get food for the men and to wave hands and skillets wildly over the story of Cynthe Cardinal.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Men roused themselves from sleep to cheer the young Whiting and to hobble the horses out and feed them.
