used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
bairnnoun
a child: son or daughter
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
bygonenounUS /ˈbaɪɡɔːn/
past events to be put aside
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
Cissie
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From this reading Cissie Vane.
Cissie's
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From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
usually; as a rule
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
a young female
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
the act of departing
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
and nothing more
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
motherlessadjectiveUS /ˈmʌðərlɪs/
having no living or known mother
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
coated with paint
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
express in words
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
Silver'snounUS /ˈsɪlvərz/
possessive form of “silver” — a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
somebody'snounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdiz/
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
Sunday-school
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From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
very small
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
VanenounUS /veɪn/
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading Cissie Vane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN Miss Silver's Sunday-school class was a little girl of the name of Cissie Vane.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
at the time that
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the bygone times, which had so nearly faded away from Cissie's memory, she had been as happy as the day was long.
which person or people
From this reading She was a motherless bairn, who, sad to say, was generally in somebody's way.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading She and her father had lived together in the country (her mother had died when Cissie was a tiny mite), and there Mr. Vane had painted his pictures, the sale of which just kept the little home going and the wolf from the door.
