used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
Annette's
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From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
Auf
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From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He pressed his foster-father's hand in silence, and hastened away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
blondenounUS /blɑːnd/
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
dearly loved
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
foster-father's
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From this reading He pressed his foster-father's hand in silence, and hastened away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He pressed his foster-father's hand in silence, and hastened away.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading He pressed his foster-father's hand in silence, and hastened away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pressed his foster-father's hand in silence, and hastened away.
incessantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsesəntli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
go away from a place
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
compacted by ironing
From this reading He pressed his foster-father's hand in silence, and hastened away.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
Royale
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From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
done under pressure
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He pressed his foster-father's hand in silence, and hastened away.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
not in physical motion
From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Before the train puffed off, a slender, blonde man rushed onto the platform.
unclaspverb
release from a clasp
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she sobbed incessantly, "do not leave me alone," and he was forced to unclasp her dear, soft arms from his neck.
Wiedersehen
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From this reading He stood still, looked back--cried "Auf Wiedersehen!"--and hurried on to the Place Royale.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading From the street, he heard the sound of a window opening above, and Annette's voice.
