used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
anew
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRAY AND THE PRISON WOMAN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
a youthful male person
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
chartnounUS /tʃɑːrt/
a visual display of information
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
recognizable; marked
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading GRAY AND THE PRISON WOMAN.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
homesteadnounUS /ˈhoʊmsted/
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
Julia
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From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
go away from a place
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
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 It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
on one occasion
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
a course of conduct
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading GRAY AND THE PRISON WOMAN.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRAY AND THE PRISON WOMAN.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
treadsnounUS /tredz/
plural of “tread” — a step in walking or running
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was decided that Julia and her grandmother should accompany Mrs. Gray at once to her old homestead on Long Island.
(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 Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
at the time that
From this reading They were about to leave the room, when Julia remembered, with a pang, that she must surrender the little boy to his mother again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Come with thy warm and genial heart-- Bring sunshine to the prison cell; True goodness, without book or chart, Sees the right path, and treads it well.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading GRAY AND THE PRISON WOMAN.
