Chapter IV

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

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

(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 "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

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

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For Bessie's mother had long been sick, and was going now for her health.

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

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

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

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

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

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

dearly loved

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

a young female

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

the act of departing

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

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

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading For Bessie's mother had long been sick, and was going now for her health.

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

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

where you live at a particular time

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

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

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

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

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

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

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

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

From this reading For Bessie's mother had long been sick, and was going now for her health.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

be obedient to

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

on one occasion

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

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

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading For Bessie's mother had long been sick, and was going now for her health.

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Her mother smiled and kissed her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

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

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

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

From this reading For Bessie's mother had long been sick, and was going now for her health.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

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

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading So Bessie's mother kissed her, and told her to obey her kind aunt, and then asked what she would like brought home for a present.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I, dear," said her mother's voice; "I am going away for a long visit, and if you had not come at once, I couldn't have bidden my little girl good by."

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "O, bring yourself, dear mother; come home all well and bright," said Bessie, "and I won't ask any more."