aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
Ann
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From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
Ann's
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From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading Katie's memory of what followed was blurred.
rid of obstructions
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Sobbing was easier to deal with.
easieradjectiveUS /ˈiːziər/
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Sobbing was easier to deal with.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
accept an excuse for
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Katie's memory of what followed was blurred.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
how
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From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
Katie's
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From this reading Katie's memory of what followed was blurred.
the sound of laughing
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Katie's memory of what followed was blurred.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Katie's memory of what followed was blurred.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
PrescottnounUS /ˈpreskɑːt/
a town in central Arizona
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She almost wanted to laugh--or was it cry?--herself at the way Harry Prescott was looking from Ann to his mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katie's memory of what followed was blurred.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Katie's memory of what followed was blurred.
at the time that
From this reading She remembered how relieved she was when Ann's laugh--oh the memory of that laugh was clear enough!--gave way to sobbing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sobbing was easier to deal with.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said something about her friend's being ill, and that they would have to excuse them.
