a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "No, don't attempt to excuse yourself, mother!
baby-face
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From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading And now you see the result of your blind folly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
don't
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From this reading "No, don't attempt to excuse yourself, mother!
dotardnoun
an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "No, don't attempt to excuse yourself, mother!
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading And now you see the result of your blind folly.
foolishlyadverbUS /ˈfuːlɪʃli/
without good sense or judgment
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "No, don't attempt to excuse yourself, mother!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
not any; not one
From this reading "No, don't attempt to excuse yourself, mother!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now you see the result of your blind folly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
pamperverbUS /ˈpæmpər/
treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
prospectsnounUS /ˈprɑːspekts/
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading And now you see the result of your blind folly.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
put a saddle on
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And now you see the result of your blind folly.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It needed but one sight of her baby-face by that old dotard to ruin my prospects for life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, don't attempt to excuse yourself, mother!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
waxverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
in the company of; together with
From this reading But no, you must saddle yourself with the charge of her, and pamper her as foolishly as her uncle did!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you had taken my advice, and turned your wax doll out upon the world to look out for herself, this would never have happened!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "No, don't attempt to excuse yourself, mother!
