used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
attractverbUS /əˈtrækt/
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
a youthful male person
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Oriole had a notion that boys could not really take care of themselves--not properly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Oriole had a notion that boys could not really take care of themselves--not properly.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
EXCITINGadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
a young female
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
a quick look
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
HarborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
not any; not one
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
no person; not anyone
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Oriole had a notion that boys could not really take care of themselves--not properly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
on one occasion
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
OriolenounUS /ˈɔːrioʊl/
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading Oriole had a notion that boys could not really take care of themselves--not properly.
with speed
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Oriole had a notion that boys could not really take care of themselves--not properly.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
carry out
From this reading Oriole had a notion that boys could not really take care of themselves--not properly.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Oriole had a notion that boys could not really take care of themselves--not properly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, Oriole thought, would be a tragedy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This, Oriole thought, would be a tragedy.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading This, Oriole thought, would be a tragedy.
create by training and teaching
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
precisely as stated
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
in or at the place that
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A boy like him traveling around the country alone, with no home and "nobody to be nice to him!"
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Since the boy from the West had run away from Harbor Light Island she had often thought of him and wondered where he had gone--what he was doing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading EXCITING TIMES The train Oriole was on started very slowly, but the girl was at once afraid that if the boy of whom she had caught a glimpse _was_ Teddy Ford, she would be carried on so quickly that she could not attract his attention.
