used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
blue-light
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From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading I remember calling upon her, as she was giving up her last studio.
a young person of either sex
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
evaporatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈvæpəreɪtəd/
drawn off in the form of vapor
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
foundlings
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From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
the act of giving
From this reading I remember calling upon her, as she was giving up her last studio.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I remember calling upon her, as she was giving up her last studio.
how
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From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember calling upon her, as she was giving up her last studio.
I'm
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From this reading "Listen, and you'll see whom I'm cruel to....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's just it....
and nothing more
From this reading "That's just it....
immediately past
From this reading I remember calling upon her, as she was giving up her last studio.
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen, and you'll see whom I'm cruel to....
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
not any; not one
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
packing-case
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From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
To recall to mind.
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Listen, and you'll see whom I'm cruel to....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading I remember calling upon her, as she was giving up her last studio.
carry out
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
That's
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From this reading "That's just it....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I remember calling upon her, as she was giving up her last studio.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I remember calling upon her, as she was giving up her last studio.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
Vina
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From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remember calling upon her, as she was giving up her last studio.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Listen, and you'll see whom I'm cruel to....
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember how she used to look--pinched, evaporated, as one looks in a factory blue-light?
you'll
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From this reading "Listen, and you'll see whom I'm cruel to....
you're
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From this reading We sat on a packing-case, while they took out her pictures, one child after another, foundlings which had come to her, and which no one would take nor buy----" "Vina, you're cruel to her!"
