used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a great comfort.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
anew
From this reading Sally always remedied wrongs as well as anybody could and made them right again.
(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 Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Sally always remedied wrongs as well as anybody could and made them right again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
any person at all
From this reading Sally always remedied wrongs as well as anybody could and made them right again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mrs. Ladue asked no troublesome questions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
Charlie
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From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading It was a great comfort.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sally always remedied wrongs as well as anybody could and made them right again.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a great comfort.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
Ladue
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From this reading Mrs. Ladue asked no troublesome questions.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sally always remedied wrongs as well as anybody could and made them right again.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Ladue asked no troublesome questions.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Ladue asked no troublesome questions.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Mrs. Ladue asked no troublesome questions.
remedied
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From this reading Sally always remedied wrongs as well as anybody could and made them right again.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
witty remark
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sally always remedied wrongs as well as anybody could and made them right again.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
troublesomeadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading Mrs. Ladue asked no troublesome questions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sally had been to see about it, of course, and now it was all right, equally of course.
(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 Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Perhaps she thought that she had no need to; that she knew, as well as if she had been told, what Charlie had been doing.
wrongsnounUS /rɔːŋz/
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading Sally always remedied wrongs as well as anybody could and made them right again.
