used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Martha was waiting at the door.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
give a benediction to
From this reading "God bless you!" he said.
Blinkdale
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From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
ClivenounUS /klaɪv/
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, my dear, I hope there is no more trouble.
Dinah
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From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Martha was waiting at the door.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God bless you!" he said.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
Good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "God bless you!" he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Oh, my dear, I hope there is no more trouble.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, my dear, I hope there is no more trouble.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
Martha
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From this reading Martha was waiting at the door.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Oh, my dear, I hope there is no more trouble.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my dear, I hope there is no more trouble.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, my dear, I hope there is no more trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my dear, I hope there is no more trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "God bless you!" he said.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
ten-mile
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From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll believe that Clive Reed is honest, but the money has gone.--Good-bye."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Oh, my dear, I hope there is no more trouble.
up to a particular time
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Oh, my dear, I hope there is no more trouble.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Martha was waiting at the door.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martha was waiting at the door.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Dinah stood watching him till he disappeared over the shoulder of the mountain slope on his ten-mile walk to the Blinkdale station, and then returned to the cottage, cold and shivering, as a sense of loneliness and want of protection crept over her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "God bless you!" he said.
