used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
anew
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
dearly loved
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
disheartenedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈhɑːrtənd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
Don't
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From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
downsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
an act that fails
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
HoneynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
It's
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From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
lynx-eyedadjective
having very keen vision
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
Moffat's
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From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
others
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From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
select carefully from a group
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
with speed
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
move stealthily
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
upsverbUS /ʌps/
third-person singular of “up” — raise
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
precisely as stated
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
look attentively
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's a great comfort, Honey," I said one morning, as we were dressing in our bedroom, "that fresh days keep coming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
at the time that
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
which person or people
From this reading Some days were records of failure on failure; but I was beginning to find prayer a great comfort, and, to my great delight, I was feeling a warm love filling my heart for the One who had done, and was doing, so much for me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
won't
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From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Working I HAD some ups and downs after this, but I was quickly corrected if I made a slip; the others seemed to keep a lynx-eyed watch on every word and movement, and if it had not been for Miss Moffat's letter, I really think I should have got thoroughly disheartened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
you've
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From this reading But when you've fallen, let the Lord pick you up again; He won't lose patience with you."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She said in it,— "Don't think you won't tumble, my dear; young feet are very uncertain.
