used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
(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 BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
alternativesnounUS /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪvz/
plural of “alternative” — one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
From this reading Yet, struggle as she would, she could see but two alternatives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, struggle as she would, she could see but two alternatives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
BETTY
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From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
concentrationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsənˈtreɪʃən/
the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
detectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtektəd/
perceived or discerned
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
else
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From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
divisible by two
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
excusedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈkjuːzd/
granted exemption
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
a young female
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
hand-writing
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From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
Harrow's
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From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
imitatingverbUS /ˈɪməteɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
immediately past
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
go away from a place
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
lifelongadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪˈflɔːŋ/
continuing through life
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
Millville
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From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
a brief written record
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
POGANY'S
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From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
with low volume
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
recitationnounUS /ˌresəˈteɪʃən/
written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
requestingverbUS /rɪˈkwestɪŋ/
-ing form of “request” — express the need or desire for
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
sacquenoun
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
an educational institution
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yet, struggle as she would, she could see but two alternatives.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
signingnounUS /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/
language expressed by visible hand gestures
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
and nothing more
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
slantingadjectiveUS /ˈslæntɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Yet, struggle as she would, she could see but two alternatives.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or, they might simply leave school quietly at the end of the last recitation but one at the risk of being detected.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Yet, struggle as she would, she could see but two alternatives.
unevenadjectiveUS /əˈniːvən/
not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading But even if she had not deliberately fixed her mind upon the solution of the problem of getting over to Millville every Wednesday until the latter part of June, the girl could have thought of little else.
WednesdaysnounUS /ˈwenzdeɪz/
plural of “wednesday” — the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet, struggle as she would, she could see but two alternatives.
produce a literary work
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
wrong-side-outadjective
with the inside surface on the outside
From this reading BETTY POGANY’S almost lifelong experience which she had compared to wearing her sacque wrong-side-out had given her a certain power of concentration which was to be valuable to her all her life.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading She might write a note requesting that Rose and herself be excused on Wednesdays at ten minutes before two for the rest of the year, signing Mrs. Harrow’s name and imitating her uneven, slanting hand-writing.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, struggle as she would, she could see but two alternatives.
