Chapter IX

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

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

(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 I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

surprising greatly

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

react verbally

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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

From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

for the reason that

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

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From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

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From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

past form of “butter” — spread butter on

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Dorothy laughed and said, "Take good care of mamma, Lena!"

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From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

intentionally conceived

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

-ing form of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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

From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

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From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

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From this reading Dorothy laughed and said, "Take good care of mamma, Lena!"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

comical in an odd or whimsical manner

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

take in solid food

From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

subject to popular election

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

the organ of sight

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

opinion or judgment

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

a revue with elaborate costuming

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Dorothy laughed and said, "Take good care of mamma, Lena!"

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From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

in the manner of someone who has committed an offense

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

in a subordinate position

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

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

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

an impudent statement

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

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

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading Dorothy laughed and said, "Take good care of mamma, Lena!"

a town in southwest Oklahoma

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

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

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

engage in

From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Dorothy laughed and said, "Take good care of mamma, Lena!"

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

an engineering university in Cambridge

From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

a condition requiring relief

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

by chance

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

give an incentive for action

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Dorothy laughed and said, "Take good care of mamma, Lena!"

cut with a saw

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

express in words

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

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

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

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From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

marked by skill in deception

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

an orderly pile

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

carry out

From this reading Dorothy laughed and said, "Take good care of mamma, Lena!"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

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

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

make brown and crisp by heating

From this reading And that handmaiden glanced down at the stack of buttered toast and the eggs and young home-raised onions, and made answer with a droll not to say sly look in her light blue eye: "Oh, ja!

an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

on a floor above

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

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From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

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From this reading I make goot care mit her, my Miss Ladies--und ven she eat all dese breakfas', she'll be all right, uf she don't be vorse!"

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"

twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading THE ACCIDENT--A FRIEND IN NEED Early the next morning the girls prepared for their ride cityward, for, though their sharp young eyes saw Mrs. Lawton's follies and her faults; though they writhed under her despairing lamentations and blushed at her outrageous boastings--perhaps because they were guiltily conscious of sitting in judgment upon their mother--they yielded her prompt obedience whenever she gave a command.

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From this reading Mr. Lawton elected to walk with them to the station, and Lena, on her way upstairs to the "frau mistress," bearing on a tray a breakfast of simple material but of amazing size, nodded and smiled, and with unconscious impertinence commented upon their looks, declaring with hearty admiration that they were "youst lofely right away down to der ground!"