Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

later than; following

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

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From this reading AT AIKENSIDE.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

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

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

replying

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

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

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT AIKENSIDE.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

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

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

a young person of either sex

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

past form of “commend” — express approval of

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

a special loved one

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

dearly loved

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

wanted intensely

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

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From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

fill with distaste

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

with eagerness; in an eager manner

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

in a serious manner

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

a young female

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

the act of departing

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

the father of your father or mother

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

possessive form of “grandpa” — the father of your father or mother

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

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

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

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From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

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

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

enter uninvited

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

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

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

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From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

and nothing more

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

the act of departing politely

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

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

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

Identical; not different.

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

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

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

resembling or reminiscent of silver

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

weep convulsively

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

carry out

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

in a thankful manner; with thanks

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

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

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

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

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

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

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

up to a particular time

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

plural of “vanity” — feelings of excessive pride

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

precisely as stated

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

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

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

(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 With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

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

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

at the time that

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

in or at the place that

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

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

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading It was a long, tiresome ride, for grandpa, from Honedale to Aikenside, and as he was not in his wife’s secret, he accepted thankfully the doctor’s offer to take Maddy there himself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading With this arrangement Maddy was well pleased, as it would thus afford her the opportunity she had so much desired, of talking with the doctor about his bill, and asking him to wait until she had earned enough to pay it.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading There was an answering sob from the chair where Maddy knelt, and after the devotions were ended she wound her arm around her grandfather’s neck, and parting his silvery locks, said to him, earnestly;

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

From this reading To the aged couple, parting for the first time with their darling, the day was very sad, but they would not intrude their grief upon the young girl looking so eagerly forward to the new life opening before her; only grandpa’s voice faltered a little when, in the morning prayer, he commended his child to God, asking that she might be kept from temptation, and that the new sights and scenes to which she was going might not beget in her a love of the world’s vanities, or a disgust for her old home; but that she might come back to it the same loving, happy child as she was then, and never be ashamed of the parents to whom she was so dear.