Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

anew

From this reading I led her outside again.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

any thing at all

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.

opinion or judgment

From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

made afraid

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I led her outside again.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.

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 I led her outside again.

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 "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.

comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading I led her outside again.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

given a completely different form or appearance

From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.