used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had risen and was moving slowly after, a mocking smile on his lips.
anew
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
Aren't
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From this reading "Aren't mine just as sweet and worth as much as his?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Aren't mine just as sweet and worth as much as his?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You will please take me back to the ball-room," she commanded.
ball-room
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From this reading "You will please take me back to the ball-room," she commanded.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading "You will please take me back to the ball-room," she commanded.
Criss-Cross
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From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
didn't
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From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had risen and was moving slowly after, a mocking smile on his lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Aren't mine just as sweet and worth as much as his?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Aren't mine just as sweet and worth as much as his?"
kissingnounUS /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He had risen and was moving slowly after, a mocking smile on his lips.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You will please take me back to the ball-room," she commanded.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Aren't mine just as sweet and worth as much as his?"
mockingadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading He had risen and was moving slowly after, a mocking smile on his lips.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
in motion
From this reading He had risen and was moving slowly after, a mocking smile on his lips.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Aren't mine just as sweet and worth as much as his?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
on one occasion
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
Pendleton
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From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "You will please take me back to the ball-room," she commanded.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading He had risen and was moving slowly after, a mocking smile on his lips.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He had risen and was moving slowly after, a mocking smile on his lips.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He had risen and was moving slowly after, a mocking smile on his lips.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Aren't mine just as sweet and worth as much as his?"
carry out
From this reading "You will please take me back to the ball-room," she commanded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You will please take me back to the ball-room," she commanded.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Once more she tore herself loose and sprang away--made a step--then stopped and faced him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had risen and was moving slowly after, a mocking smile on his lips.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will please take me back to the ball-room," she commanded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Aren't mine just as sweet and worth as much as his?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You didn't struggle so with Pendleton on the porch at Criss-Cross," he said, kissing her again and again....
