Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

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From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

(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 She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading (It is to be hoped we do improve a little as we get older!) She was still liberal and economical.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading So far as she did change the change was for the better.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading You've hardly changed at all since we remember you in short petticoats."

a young person of either sex

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

dearly loved

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading So far as she did change the change was for the better.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

From this reading (It is to be hoped we do improve a little as we get older!) She was still liberal and economical.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading So far as she did change the change was for the better.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So far as she did change the change was for the better.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading (It is to be hoped we do improve a little as we get older!) She was still liberal and economical.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

only a very short time before

From this reading You've hardly changed at all since we remember you in short petticoats."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading (It is to be hoped we do improve a little as we get older!) She was still liberal and economical.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

to make better

From this reading (It is to be hoped we do improve a little as we get older!) She was still liberal and economical.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You've hardly changed at all since we remember you in short petticoats."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading (It is to be hoped we do improve a little as we get older!) She was still liberal and economical.

immediately past

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

From this reading (It is to be hoped we do improve a little as we get older!) She was still liberal and economical.

an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading (It is to be hoped we do improve a little as we get older!) She was still liberal and economical.

a woman of refinement

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

out of fashion

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

the property of being no longer fashionable

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

a human being

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

plural of “petticoat” — undergarment worn under a skirt

From this reading You've hardly changed at all since we remember you in short petticoats."

To recall to mind.

From this reading You've hardly changed at all since we remember you in short petticoats."

Identical; not different.

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

express in words

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading You've hardly changed at all since we remember you in short petticoats."

from a time in the past until now

From this reading You've hardly changed at all since we remember you in short petticoats."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

not in physical motion

From this reading (It is to be hoped we do improve a little as we get older!) She was still liberal and economical.

past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

at the time that

From this reading Madam Liberality grew up into much the same sort of person that she was when a child.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She always had been what is termed old-fashioned, and the older she grew the better her old-fashionedness became her, so that at last her friends would say to her, "Ah, if we all wore as well as you do, my dear!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You've hardly changed at all since we remember you in short petticoats."