used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
any thing at all
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She wants to see you right away.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
I've
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From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
Jim
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From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
Kedzie
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From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
hear with intention
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
information about recent and important events
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She wants to see you right away.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She wants to see you right away.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
she's
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From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw by his radiant face that he brought cheerful news.
tickledverbUS /ˈtɪkəld/
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
up to a particular time
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading She wants to see you right away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim hastened to Kedzie, and she greeted him with anxiety.
wouldn't
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From this reading She wouldn't listen to anything but your coming right over to live at our house till we decide what we want to do.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She wants to see you right away.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I've seen mother,” he exclaimed, “and she's tickled to death with your picture.
