Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

later than; following

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

(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 I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

with attention; in an attentive manner

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

give a benediction to

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

fearless and daring

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

past form of “bundle” — make into a bundle

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

plural of “clergyman” — a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

a slight indication

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; “crisp” is archaic

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

past form of “crimp” — make ridges into by pinching together

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

dearly loved

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

divisible by two

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

opinion or judgment

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

a young female

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

held dear

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

with neatness

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

not any; not one

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

undergarment worn under a skirt

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

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From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

past form of “praise” — express approval of

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

on the contrary

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

To recall to mind.

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

express in words

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

being a smooth continuous motion

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

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From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

past form of “starch” — stiffen with starch

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

not in physical motion

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

express a supposition

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

plural of “swan” — stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

express in words

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading There’s an old Saying, “Even a little Beetle is a Beauty in the Eyes of its Mother,”—I am bold to think that if I had been a little Black-beetle, I should still have been a Beauty in the Eyes of my Father.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

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From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

at the time that

From this reading _Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party._ AND now my Memory flies on to the Time when, I suppose, I was as happy a Girl as any on the _Bridge_.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading I know not whether I were pretty or not,—I rather suppose I was, but my Father praised me too much, and my dear Mother never praised me at all, so that I have no Clue to what was really thought of me.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading My Mother used to tell him “all his Geese were Swans,” which was as much as to say that hers were not: be that as it may, if she praised me less, I always felt she loved me as much as he did; and I loved her to the full as much as I loved him.

a Caucasian

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I remember coming down Stairs one _Sunday_ Morning, dressed for Church,—(we had no Liturgy, nor Church of _England_ Clergymen then, such was the Will of _Parliament_,)—dressed in a primrose Petticoat and grass-green Mantua neatly bundled up behind; black Mits without a Crease in them for Tightness, white Pinners starched and crimped, and a small steeple-crowned Hat,—when _Mark_, meeting me at the Stair-foot, stepped out of my Way with a sliding Bow, said, “Bless me, how pretty we are!” and looked attentively after me.