used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
Ah
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From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
(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 Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
eagerly desirous
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "And there's her hat," said Jane, looking in the box.
BradfordnounUS /ˈbrædfərd/
United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
front-door
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From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "And there's her hat," said Jane, looking in the box.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And there's her hat," said Jane, looking in the box.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And there's her hat," said Jane, looking in the box.
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "And there's her hat," said Jane, looking in the box.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
not any; not one
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
sidewalknounUS /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And there's her hat," said Jane, looking in the box.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
thoughtlessadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtləs/
showing lack of careful thought
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
precisely as stated
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
at the time that
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "No one came in; for I did not have my eyes off the front-door while I was out on the sidewalk," said nurse.
which person or people
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "They would not be so thoughtless; they would know I should be anxious if they left no word," said Mrs. Bradford, who was growing very much alarmed.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I did, too, just a couple of minutes while I spoke to Miss Hall; but no one could have come in and gone out, too, without my seeing them."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, nurse, nurse, it was just those two minutes when you forgot your duty, which did all the mischief.
