used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
have
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
Clem
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From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
Cyn
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From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
Cyn's
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From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
directnessnounUS /dərˈektnəs/
trueness of course toward a goal
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading O. K.
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
Nattie
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From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O. K.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading For Cyn's joyous picnic, with its gay beginning, had ended sadly enough for her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that is, are you, can you be foolish enough to imagine, that Clem and I are in love with each other?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
a just detectable amount
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Leaving Clem, on their arrival at the hotel, to bear the burden of the green stuff they had brought from the woods, Cyn, with a trace of melancholy on her sunny face, followed Nattie to her room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want to ask you something," Cyn said, with frank directness, as she carefully closed the door behind them.
