used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
any person at all
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading So long as he was asking nothing!
a line of approach
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, Sue didn't dream.
blousenounUS /blaʊs/
a top worn by women
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
didn't
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From this reading Besides, Sue didn't dream.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Besides, Sue didn't dream.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
divisible by two
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
a quick look
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
GrecianadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːʃən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
harmedverbUS /hɑːrmd/
past form of “harm” — cause or do harm to
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
and nothing more
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
hear with intention
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
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 So long as he was asking nothing!
come together
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
middynoun
blouse with a sailor collar
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So long as he was asking nothing!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
oliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
profilenounUS /ˈproʊfaɪl/
an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
SeventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
sneakersnounUS /ˈsniːkərz/
plural of “sneaker” — a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long as he was asking nothing!
express in speech
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He couldn't see that it harmed Peter or anybody, for him to meet her now and then.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
belonging to which person
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
WildenounUS /waɪld/
Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
WormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading |THE Worm met Sue Wilde one afternoon as she stepped down from a Seventh Avenue car--carried it off with a quite successful air of easy surprise.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading If it gave him pleasure just to see her walk--even in a middy blouse, old skirt and sneakers, she was graceful as a Grecian youth!--to speak and then listen to her voice as she answered, to glimpse her profile and sense the tint of health on her olive skin, whose business was it!
