used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading I had no idea of this accident, how did it happen?"
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
Betsey
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From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
seemingly without interruption
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had no idea of this accident, how did it happen?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
Emilie
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From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
forthwithadverbUS /ˈfɔːrˈθwɪθ/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no idea of this accident, how did it happen?"
come to pass
From this reading I had no idea of this accident, how did it happen?"
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading How it happened took Miss Webster some time to tell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
how
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From this reading I had no idea of this accident, how did it happen?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had no idea of this accident, how did it happen?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
lamentverbUS /ləˈment/
express grief verbally
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no idea of this accident, how did it happen?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
being perceived or observed
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
cut with a saw
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
scalt
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From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
Schomberg
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From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
shewed
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From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading How it happened took Miss Webster some time to tell.
express in words
From this reading How it happened took Miss Webster some time to tell.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no doubt that it was a very bad foot, and Emilie saw that it needed a good nurse more than a good doctor.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading How it happened took Miss Webster some time to tell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How it happened took Miss Webster some time to tell.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading How it happened took Miss Webster some time to tell.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
precisely as stated
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
WebsternounUS /ˈwebstər/
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It happened in no very unusual manner, and the effect was a scalt foot, which she forthwith shewed Miss Schomberg.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This was so continually the lament of Miss Webster, that Emilie would not have noticed it, but that she appeared so miserable, and she therefore kindly said, "I am afraid Betsey does not wait on you nicely, Miss Webster, she is so very young.
