used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
arithmeticnounUS /ˌerɪθˈmetɪk/
the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
BundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
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From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
geographynounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
IMPENDINGadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading With her I "did lessons" after a fashion.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
outlinesnounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
literature in metrical form
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
PsalmsnounUS /sɑːlmz/
an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
recurring again and again
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
RubensnounUS /ˈruːbənz/
prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
secularadjectiveUS /ˈsekjələr/
of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
not in physical motion
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
thoroughadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːroʊ/
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I learned to read, I had many of the Psalms and a good deal of poetry--sacred and secular--by heart.
a source of difficulty
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In an old-fashioned, but slow and thorough manner, I acquired the first outlines of geography, arithmetic, etc., and what Mrs. Bundle taught me I repeated to Rubens.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nurse Bundle was still with me.
a late time of life
From this reading THE DARK LADY--TROUBLE IMPENDING--BEAUTIFUL, GOLDEN MAMMA So two years passed away.
