(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I had almost forgotten her until I saw her eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Laura was at the next class.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot give the least idea how large her eyes looked,--they quite frightened me.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Laura was at the next class.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I had almost forgotten her until I saw her eyes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I had almost forgotten her until I saw her eyes.
made afraid
From this reading I cannot give the least idea how large her eyes looked,--they quite frightened me.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I cannot give the least idea how large her eyes looked,--they quite frightened me.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had almost forgotten her until I saw her eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had almost forgotten her until I saw her eyes.
how
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From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had almost forgotten her until I saw her eyes.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I cannot give the least idea how large her eyes looked,--they quite frightened me.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading I was not used to see persons just out of illness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
and nothing more
From this reading I was not used to see persons just out of illness.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I cannot give the least idea how large her eyes looked,--they quite frightened me.
Laura
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From this reading Laura was at the next class.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I cannot give the least idea how large her eyes looked,--they quite frightened me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I cannot give the least idea how large her eyes looked,--they quite frightened me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cannot give the least idea how large her eyes looked,--they quite frightened me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Laura was at the next class.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not used to see persons just out of illness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was not used to see persons just out of illness.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading I was not used to see persons just out of illness.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
cut with a saw
From this reading I had almost forgotten her until I saw her eyes.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I was not used to see persons just out of illness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
a state of acute pain
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laura was at the next class.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I cannot give the least idea how large her eyes looked,--they quite frightened me.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
transparentadjectiveUS /trænˈsperənt/
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I had almost forgotten her until I saw her eyes.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I was not used to see persons just out of illness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laura was at the next class.
at the time that
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading I felt quite wicked when I perceived how thin and transparent the child had grown,--wicked to have thought so little of her in suffering, while I had been enjoying myself.
