used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
allottedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːtɪd/
given as a task
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
chastisedverbUS /tʃæˈstaɪzd/
past form of “chastise” — censure severely
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
a young person of either sex
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading THE TEMPTER IN CHURCH.
contradictionnounUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən/
opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
your usual mood
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TEMPTER IN CHURCH.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
a particular point in time
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
obstinacynounUS /ˈɑːbstənəsi/
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
pliableadjectiveUS /ˈplaɪəbəl/
susceptible to being led or directed
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
stony-hearted
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From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
sulkinessnoun
a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
TEMPTERnoun
a person who tempts others
From this reading THE TEMPTER IN CHURCH.
TeresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEMPTER IN CHURCH.
thornyadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːrni/
bristling with perplexities
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
in the direction of
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first Teresa was severe and stony-hearted towards the child; her obstinacy, like a thorny hedge, had to be broken down.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The smallest fault was chastised, every moment of her time had its allotted task, of which she had to give an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness was put up with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
a late time of life
From this reading Three years had passed since Fanny went to live with Aunt Teresa.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Those three years had a great influence upon her youthful and pliable disposition.
