used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
Bertha
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From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading She desires greatly one like it."
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading So very different to Miss Gardener.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
GardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading So very different to Miss Gardener.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
good-humouredly
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From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading She desires greatly one like it."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
I'll
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From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She desires greatly one like it."
m'sieur
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From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading So very different to Miss Gardener.
Morgan-Mason
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From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She desires greatly one like it."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She desires greatly one like it."
she's
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From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So very different to Miss Gardener.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some day I'll give her one, when she's older," laughed Morgan-Mason good-humouredly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then, when the door had closed behind her, his sister remarked-- "Mademoiselle is most devoted to Bertha.
ve-ry
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From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
precisely as stated
From this reading So very different to Miss Gardener.
at the time that
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will be ve-ry careful of it, m'sieur, and will bring it back when mademoiselle is satisfied.
