(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Roberta shy?--she who, according to Ted, "wasn't afraid of anything in the world!"
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Roberta shy?--she who, according to Ted, "wasn't afraid of anything in the world!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
any thing at all
From this reading Roberta shy?--she who, according to Ted, "wasn't afraid of anything in the world!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But she _had_ been afraid of one thing, even as Richard Kendrick had averred.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
averred
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From this reading But she _had_ been afraid of one thing, even as Richard Kendrick had averred.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But she _had_ been afraid of one thing, even as Richard Kendrick had averred.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she _had_ been afraid of one thing, even as Richard Kendrick had averred.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
earlier in time; previously
From this reading RICHARD HAS WAKED EARLIER Twelve o'clock, one o'clock, two o'clock.
divisible by two
From this reading But she _had_ been afraid of one thing, even as Richard Kendrick had averred.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
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 At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
only a very short time before
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RICHARD HAS WAKED EARLIER Twelve o'clock, one o'clock, two o'clock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
Kendrick
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From this reading But she _had_ been afraid of one thing, even as Richard Kendrick had averred.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading RICHARD HAS WAKED EARLIER Twelve o'clock, one o'clock, two o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roberta shy?--she who, according to Ted, "wasn't afraid of anything in the world!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading RICHARD HAS WAKED EARLIER Twelve o'clock, one o'clock, two o'clock.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD HAS WAKED EARLIER Twelve o'clock, one o'clock, two o'clock.
Roberta
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From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading Roberta shy?--she who, according to Ted, "wasn't afraid of anything in the world!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
a special situation
From this reading But she _had_ been afraid of one thing, even as Richard Kendrick had averred.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading RICHARD HAS WAKED EARLIER Twelve o'clock, one o'clock, two o'clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading RICHARD HAS WAKED EARLIER Twelve o'clock, one o'clock, two o'clock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
venturingverbUS /ˈventʃərɪŋ/
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
WAKED
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From this reading RICHARD HAS WAKED EARLIER Twelve o'clock, one o'clock, two o'clock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At three she had her bath; at half after she put up her hair, hardly venturing to look at her own face in her mirror, so flushed and shy was it.
wasn't
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From this reading Roberta shy?--she who, according to Ted, "wasn't afraid of anything in the world!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
which person or people
From this reading Roberta shy?--she who, according to Ted, "wasn't afraid of anything in the world!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Roberta wondered afterward what she had done with the hours!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Roberta shy?--she who, according to Ted, "wasn't afraid of anything in the world!"
