filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading You needn't be afraid you're goin' to waste your grand dress.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
(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 THE CLOSED HOUSE "It's all right," said Lily.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You needn't be afraid you're goin' to waste your grand dress.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
boardedverbUS /ˈbɔːrdəd/
past form of “board” — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
caretakernounUS /ˈkerteɪkər/
a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading THE CLOSED HOUSE "It's all right," said Lily.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
put on clothes
From this reading You needn't be afraid you're goin' to waste your grand dress.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
your parents
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
goin
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From this reading You needn't be afraid you're goin' to waste your grand dress.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading You needn't be afraid you're goin' to waste your grand dress.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE CLOSED HOUSE "It's all right," said Lily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
It's
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From this reading THE CLOSED HOUSE "It's all right," said Lily.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading THE CLOSED HOUSE "It's all right," said Lily.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
needn't
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From this reading You needn't be afraid you're goin' to waste your grand dress.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading My friend lives in the back part, and the caretaker looks after everything, but it's awful nice.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE CLOSED HOUSE "It's all right," said Lily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE CLOSED HOUSE "It's all right," said Lily.
seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLOSED HOUSE "It's all right," said Lily.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading You needn't be afraid you're goin' to waste your grand dress.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
which person or people
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
who've
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From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The front door and windows were boarded up, I guess, like they always are, before the house was lent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you remember I told you the house was lent to my artist friend by the folks who own it and who've gone away for the summer to the seashore?
you're
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From this reading You needn't be afraid you're goin' to waste your grand dress.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You needn't be afraid you're goin' to waste your grand dress.
