used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
(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 Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
completely unclothed
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
drizzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪzəlɪŋ/
(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
divisible by two
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
moving swiftly
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
made afraid
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
coins made of gold
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
heedlessadjective
marked by or paying little heed or attention
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
leapsnounUS /liːps/
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
mergedadjectiveUS /mɜːrdʒd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
mockverbUS /mɑːk/
treat with contempt
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
and nothing more
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
done under pressure
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
slipperyadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpəri/
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
splashedadjectiveUS /splæʃt/
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
Susie
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From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They too rushed and splashed from rock to rock, making difficult and dangerous leaps that only bare toes made possible.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A drizzling rain fell like a veil between Susie and the shore, and suddenly she remembered that for some time she had not heard Dick's pleading voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was growing dusk, and the line of gold upon the sea had merged into the gray twilight around.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her terror and tears impressed even the twins, though they were a little inclined to mock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instantly all the excitement and pleasure of the stolen hour fell away from her, and with a frightened pang at her heart she began a frantic search over the slippery rocks, flying in heedless haste and shouting as she ran.
