used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Don't know nought about religious people, as you call 'em," said Cicely; "never came across one.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
react verbally
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't know nought about religious people, as you call 'em," said Cicely; "never came across one.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Don't know nought about religious people, as you call 'em," said Cicely; "never came across one.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Don't know nought about religious people, as you call 'em," said Cicely; "never came across one.
Celia
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From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
Cicely
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From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
Cicely's
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From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
dearly loved
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't know nought about religious people, as you call 'em," said Cicely; "never came across one.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
depressingly dark
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought religious people were always thinking about them?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don't know nought about religious people, as you call 'em," said Cicely; "never came across one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading "Don't know nought about religious people, as you call 'em," said Cicely; "never came across one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Don't know nought about religious people, as you call 'em," said Cicely; "never came across one.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I thought religious people were always thinking about them?"
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading I thought religious people were always thinking about them?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I thought religious people were always thinking about them?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought religious people were always thinking about them?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
precisely as stated
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Never thinks about 'em, my dear," was old Cicely's short answer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought religious people were always thinking about them?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Cicely!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But is it not very gloomy, Cicely, to be always thinking of death, and judgment, and such horrid things?" said Celia, with a little shudder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't know nought about religious people, as you call 'em," said Cicely; "never came across one.
