used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT SCHOOL.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
GalileenounUS /ˈɡæləliː/
an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
the act of departing
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
hymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the parable of the sower and the seed, in the thirteenth of St. Matthew.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
a unit of instruction
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
MatthewnounUS /ˈmæθjuː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading It was the parable of the sower and the seed, in the thirteenth of St. Matthew.
Mordaunt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
not any; not one
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the parable of the sower and the seed, in the thirteenth of St. Matthew.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
parablenounUS /ˈperəbəl/
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading It was the parable of the sower and the seed, in the thirteenth of St. Matthew.
on the contrary
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
determined
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
Saviournoun
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
an educational institution
From this reading AT SCHOOL.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading It was the parable of the sower and the seed, in the thirteenth of St. Matthew.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
sowernounUS /ˈsoʊər/
someone who sows
From this reading It was the parable of the sower and the seed, in the thirteenth of St. Matthew.
St
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From this reading It was the parable of the sower and the seed, in the thirteenth of St. Matthew.
stammering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
express in words
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot tell you all that Mrs. Mordaunt said about it, but it was something of this kind:-- "The Saviour was sitting on a little strip of level land by the side of the Sea of Galilee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading It was the parable of the sower and the seed, in the thirteenth of St. Matthew.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
precisely as stated
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, it was too late to repair the fault, so Kitty resolved to give her very best attention to the chapter they were going to read.
at the time that
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At length the children reached the school before the hymn was learned, and Kitty felt very much ashamed when, after stammering through three verses, Mrs. Mordaunt gave her back the book, saying, "I would rather have no lesson from you, Kitty, than one learned so carelessly as this."
