used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
ALONGprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
in a state of sleep
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
assuagedverbUS /əˈsweɪdʒd/
past form of “assuage” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
bathingnounUS /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
next to; at the side of
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading As Simon stood up, she filled a glass and brought it to him:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
CABLEnounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
Dolores
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From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
take in liquids
From this reading "Drink that," she said.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading As Simon stood up, she filled a glass and brought it to him:
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading As Simon stood up, she filled a glass and brought it to him:
in a gradual manner
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
death of a person
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
harmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Simon stood up, she filled a glass and brought it to him:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
knotting
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From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
rhythmnounUS /ˈrɪðəm/
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Drink that," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading As Simon stood up, she filled a glass and brought it to him:
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As Simon stood up, she filled a glass and brought it to him:
stoopingadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpɪŋ/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Simon stood up, she filled a glass and brought it to him:
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As Simon stood up, she filled a glass and brought it to him:
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She moved slowly; and all her attitude, as she dried her arms and put back her hair, knotting it low on her neck, were full of a grave harmony.
at the time that
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When he woke, fairly late in the morning, Dolores was stooping and bathing her beautiful arms and her face in the stream that flowed down the hillside.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ALONG THE CABLE He fell asleep beside her, after a long spell of waking during which his uneasiness was gradually assuaged by the soft and regular rhythm which marked the young girl's breathing.
