achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading Her head was aching, and the fresh air made her feel better.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
in the past
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Her head was aching, and the fresh air made her feel better.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She wanted to be alone that she might think.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her head was aching, and the fresh air made her feel better.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wanted to be alone that she might think.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Her head was aching, and the fresh air made her feel better.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Her head was aching, and the fresh air made her feel better.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Her head was aching, and the fresh air made her feel better.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her head was aching, and the fresh air made her feel better.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her head was aching, and the fresh air made her feel better.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
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 This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Her head was aching, and the fresh air made her feel better.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She wanted to be alone that she might think.
Nell
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From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
a course of conduct
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
PINEnounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted to be alone that she might think.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wanted to be alone that she might think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She wanted to be alone that she might think.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
vestrynoun
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted to be alone that she might think.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went straight across the field toward her own home, following the path she had so often travelled.
in or at the place that
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This led her to the old pine where she and Douglas had stood on that beautiful day which now seemed so long ago.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading BY THE OLD PINE TREE While Douglas was talking to the people, Nell had slipped out of the church by way of the vestry room.
