touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “That boy is setting the old woman against us.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
attachmentnounUS /əˈtætʃmənt/
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Something’s got to be done, Frost,” she said, decidedly.
a youthful male person
From this reading “That boy is setting the old woman against us.”
decidedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “Something’s got to be done, Frost,” she said, decidedly.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Something’s got to be done, Frost,” she said, decidedly.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
FrostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “Something’s got to be done, Frost,” she said, decidedly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “That’s so, mother; she never wants me to go with her now.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Something’s got to be done, Frost,” she said, decidedly.
Granville
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From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
(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 The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That boy is setting the old woman against us.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s so, mother; she never wants me to go with her now.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “That’s so, mother; she never wants me to go with her now.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “That’s so, mother; she never wants me to go with her now.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “That’s so, mother; she never wants me to go with her now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “That boy is setting the old woman against us.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Something’s got to be done, Frost,” she said, decidedly.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “That boy is setting the old woman against us.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Something’s got to be done, Frost,” she said, decidedly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That’s so, mother; she never wants me to go with her now.
Something's
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From this reading “Something’s got to be done, Frost,” she said, decidedly.
a male human offspring
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That boy is setting the old woman against us.”
That's
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From this reading “That’s so, mother; she never wants me to go with her now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Something’s got to be done, Frost,” she said, decidedly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That boy is setting the old woman against us.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “That’s so, mother; she never wants me to go with her now.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I might as well be out of the house, so far as any notice of me goes.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The housekeeper and her son had seen, with increasing alarm, the growing attachment of Mrs. Granville for Paul.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “That boy is setting the old woman against us.”
