Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

later than; following

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

(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 was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She was a joyous child, always singing like a canary.

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

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

From this reading She was a joyous child, always singing like a canary.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

a young person of either sex

From this reading She was a joyous child, always singing like a canary.

the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

carefully weighed

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

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

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

associated with women and not with men

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

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From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

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From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

full of or characterized by joy

From this reading She was a joyous child, always singing like a canary.

a boy or man

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

tall and thin and having long slender limbs

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She was a joyous child, always singing like a canary.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading SHE was never a "trial."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading She was a joyous child, always singing like a canary.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

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

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

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

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

the act of testing something

From this reading SHE was never a "trial."

moved around an axis or center

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

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

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

which person or people

From this reading She was small, moody and silent, and as all her interests became feminine I lost that sense of comradeship with which we used to ride after the cattle and I turned back to my brother who was growing into a hollow-chested lanky lad--and in our little sister Jessie we took increasing interest.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.

the state of being an adult woman

From this reading Harriet Goes Away Girls on the Border came to womanhood early.

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

From this reading At fifteen my sister Harriet considered herself a young lady and began to go out to dances with Cyrus and Albert and Frances.