used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was your choice and I dare not change it.
any thing at all
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
basicadjectiveUS /ˈbeɪsɪk/
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
Bryn
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From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading It was your choice and I dare not change it.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading It was your choice and I dare not change it.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading It was your choice and I dare not change it.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
environmentnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
divisible by two
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
Fentriss
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From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
gutnounUS /ɡʌt/
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
house-wreckers
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From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
intentionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃənz/
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
a unit of instruction
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
Mawr
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From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
MonanounUS /ˈmoʊnə/
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was your choice and I dare not change it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
Osterhout
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From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
PatverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
prejudicenounUS /ˈpredʒədɪs/
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
rah-rah
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From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
Ralph
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From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
rebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
scholasticadjectiveUS /skəˈlæstɪk/
of or relating to schools
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
an educational institution
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
self-sufficientadjectiveUS /ˌselfsəˈfɪʃənt/
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
SisterhoodnounUS /ˈsɪstərhʊd/
the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
snobberynounUS /ˈsnɑːbəri/
the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
carry out
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She has a contempt for 'those rah-rah girls,' a prejudice bred of the shallow and self-sufficient snobbery which is the basic lesson of her scholastic experience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
Vassar
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From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was your choice and I dare not change it.
in or at the place that
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even if I could persuade Ralph to take her out of that environment and send her to Bryn Mawr or Vassar or Smith, which is where she ought to be, she would rebel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading (So wrote Robert Osterhout to Mona Fentriss.) "With the best of intentions they wreck a mind as thoroughly as house-wreckers gut a building.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I could find it in my heart, dearest one, to blame you for anything, it would be for sending little Pat to the Sisterhood School."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was your choice and I dare not change it.
