aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
answersnounUS /ˈænsərz/
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Margaret asked in unbelieving wonder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
caressedverbUS /kərˈest/
past form of “caress” — touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
greatly pleased
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And this is home--my home?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
and nothing more
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
lionsnounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
lovinglyadverbUS /ˈlʌvɪŋli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And this is home--my home?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
and nothing more
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
sweet-facedadjective
having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet disposition
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this is home--my home?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
unbelievingadjectiveUS /ˌʌnbəˈliːvɪŋ/
rejecting any belief in gods
From this reading Margaret asked in unbelieving wonder.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
precisely as stated
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
migratory
From this reading Margaret had been home two hours--two hours of breathless questions, answers, tears, and laughter--two hours of delighted wandering about the house and grounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And always at her side had walked the sweet-faced lady of her dreams, only now the lady was very real, with eyes that smiled on one so lovingly, and lips and hands that kissed and caressed one so tenderly.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Margaret asked in unbelieving wonder.
woollyadjectiveUS /ˈwʊli/
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
a late time of life
From this reading In the nursery she had seen the little woolly dog that lay on the floor just as she had left it five years before; and out on the veranda steps she had seen the great stone lions that had never quite faded from her memory.
