used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
Brennerstadt
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From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
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 In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It seemed to Sylvia like half a lifetime.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
immediately past
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading It seemed to Sylvia like half a lifetime.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It seemed to Sylvia like half a lifetime.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
come together
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
misgivingnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
and nothing more
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
Ritzen
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From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to Sylvia like half a lifetime.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
southward-bound
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From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
swift-growing
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From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
Sylvia
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From this reading It seemed to Sylvia like half a lifetime.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Sylvia like half a lifetime.
create by training and teaching
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
veldtnoun
elevated open grassland in southern Africa
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHARP CORNER Was it only a few months since last she had looked out over the barren _veldt_ from the railway at Ritzen?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the dark of the early morning she sat in the southward-bound train on her way to Brennerstadt, and tried to recall her first impressions.
accept gladly
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he had stood under the lamp waiting for her--the man whom she had taken for Guy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She saw herself springing to meet him with eager welcome on her lips and swift-growing misgiving at her heart.
