Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

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From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

(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 WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

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

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I can scarce believe it possible, Sally.

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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

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From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Oh, fancy my having to live in a city occupied by the British!"

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

patterned with alternating squares of color

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Oh, fancy my having to live in a city occupied by the British!"

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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

a person who carries a message

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

past form of “crackle” — make a crackling sound

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

recognizable; marked

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

plural of “dispatch” — an official report (usually sent in haste)

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

filled with or evoking sadness

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Oh, fancy my having to live in a city occupied by the British!"

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

start firing a weapon

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

set up or found

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

the act of giving

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Oh, fancy my having to live in a city occupied by the British!"

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

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

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

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

third-person singular of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

immediately past

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

having abundant light or illumination

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Oh, fancy my having to live in a city occupied by the British!"

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

a female domestic

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

a little girl (usually one you are fond of)

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

used to form the superlative

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Oh, fancy my having to live in a city occupied by the British!"

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

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

held or filled or in use

From this reading Oh, fancy my having to live in a city occupied by the British!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, fancy my having to live in a city occupied by the British!"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

and nothing more

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

go across or through

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading I can scarce believe it possible, Sally.

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

get by special effort

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

witty remark

From this reading I can scarce believe it possible, Sally.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

only a very short time before

From this reading I can scarce believe it possible, Sally.

Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

possessive form of “seymour” — Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

a momentary flash of light

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

plural of “tory” — an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

-ing form of “tuck” — fit snugly into

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

a message informing of danger

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

in or at the place that

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

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

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.

the words that are spoken

From this reading "Ah," sighed Miss Moppet, pressing her head against Betty's knee, and a spark of interest lighting up her doleful little face, "if only some of them be like my good"-- "Oh, some of the Tories may be passably amusing," said Betty hastily, giving Moppet a warning glance, as she checked the words on the child's lips by a soft touch of her hand.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading "Father found the pass from General Washington among his dispatches brought by the courier; and as it includes Mrs. Seymour's maid, he arranged with her that I go instead, as Mrs. Seymour kindly says she can procure another attendant in New York.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED A LETTER "It was all decided last night," said Betty, tucking her little feet carefully under her gown and clasping her knees with her hands to keep them warm, as she sat in Moppet's chair, which stood close by the fire, where a log burned and crackled in the big chimney--a most unusual luxury for those days, and granted only to Moppet's youth and slight delicacy of constitution.