used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And looking very well—a little thin perhaps, but very well,” added Aunt Dinah.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “And looking very well—a little thin perhaps, but very well,” added Aunt Dinah.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
criticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
Dinah
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From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
discussionnounUS /dɪˈskʌʃən/
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
DRAWING-ROOM
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From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
else
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From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
opinion or judgment
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
formallyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrməli/
with official authorization
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
a young female
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
gushedverbUS /ɡʌʃt/
past form of “gush” — gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
only a very short time before
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
how
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From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
IcelandicnounUS /aɪˈslændɪk/
a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “And looking very well—a little thin perhaps, but very well,” added Aunt Dinah.
measurableadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərəbəl/
capable of being measured
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
mufflersnounUS /ˈmʌflərz/
plural of “muffler” — a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
not any; not one
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
by chance
From this reading “And looking very well—a little thin perhaps, but very well,” added Aunt Dinah.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
only a very short time before
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
smilinglyadverbUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋli/
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
thermometernounUS /θərˈmɑːmətər/
measuring instrument for measuring temperature
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “And looking very well—a little thin perhaps, but very well,” added Aunt Dinah.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
in the direction of
From this reading This pretty girl kissed Aunt Dinah, and put off her bonnet, and out gushed her beautiful dark brown hair, but kept her other mufflers on, and said smilingly towards William,— “I was so surprised to see him at the door, I could scarcely believe my eyes.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
precisely as stated
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
VIOLETnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
Wagget
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From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
(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 “And looking very well—a little thin perhaps, but very well,” added Aunt Dinah.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
which person or people
From this reading “And how is Mr. Wagget?” asked William, who did not care to come formally under critical discussion.
WILLIAM
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From this reading VIOLET AND WILLIAM IN THE DRAWING-ROOM Violet seemed merry and good-natured, William thought, but somewhat cold.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one else would have perceived it; but this little chill, hardly measurable by the moral thermometer, was for him an Icelandic frost, in which his very heart ached.
