anew
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
any thing at all
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Only, Marion, do not leave your husband too far behind.'
Bessie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Only, Marion, do not leave your husband too far behind.'
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "'Yes, yes, go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Only, Marion, do not leave your husband too far behind.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
go away from a place
From this reading Only, Marion, do not leave your husband too far behind.'
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
Marion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only, Marion, do not leave your husband too far behind.'
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only, Marion, do not leave your husband too far behind.'
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
and nothing more
From this reading Only, Marion, do not leave your husband too far behind.'
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
be seated
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
StarrnounUS /stɑːr/
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I said I would ask, but he had better let Starr sit in the room, lest he should want anything she could not do.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
an affirmative
From this reading "'Yes, yes, go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then I said I would not leave him, but he insisted, and went back to his careless manner, and said, if you would let him, he would have Bessie for his nurse this morning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I fear I have too often thrown difficulties in your way, poor child; but I shall never do so again.
