used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Good-morning,” she said, in a pleasant, sprightly tone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
blitheadjectiveUS /blaɪð/
lacking or showing a lack of due concern
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
breakfast-table
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From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
can't
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From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
excursionsnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒənz/
plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
the act of departing
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
Good-morning
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From this reading “Good-morning,” she said, in a pleasant, sprightly tone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
I'm
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From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
it's
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From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
LulunounUS /ˈluːluː/
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
Marion
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From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
McAlpine
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From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “Good-morning,” she said, in a pleasant, sprightly tone.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
Raymonds
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From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good-morning,” she said, in a pleasant, sprightly tone.
salutationnoun
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
only a very short time before
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good-morning,” she said, in a pleasant, sprightly tone.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
refrain from harming
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
sprightlyadjectiveUS /ˈspraɪtli/
full of spirit and vitality
From this reading “Good-morning,” she said, in a pleasant, sprightly tone.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Good-morning,” she said, in a pleasant, sprightly tone.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
at the time that
From this reading Marian McAlpine was setting the breakfast-table for the Raymonds, when Lulu came into the room looking bright and fresh in one of the new dresses her father had directed to be made for such excursions as that proposed for the day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Good help is very scarce about here, and we have to do a great deal of the cooking and other work ourselves.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Marion returned the salutation, and Lulu went on, “We are going to visit the mine today, and papa sent me to ask if you would like to go with us.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Thank you, Miss; it’s very kind in your father and yourself to invite me, and I should be blithe to go if mother could spare me; but I’m afraid she can’t.
