used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
speak to
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
clergyman's
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From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
dearly loved
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
in a serious manner
From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
entreated
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From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
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 Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
on one occasion
From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
express the need or desire for
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
express in speech
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
carry out
From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I earnestly entreated the nurse to take me to the clergyman's, that I might once more have the pleasure of seeing it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
up to a particular time
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
precisely as stated
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
(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 I well remembered my father's picture; I had seen my mother weep over it, press it to her lips, and address it by the name of her dear Frederick.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
at the time that
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I submitted to this delay without a murmur, and the following Sunday, when service was over, as he was walking through the churchyard, nurse went up to him and told him my request.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She told me to have patience till Sunday, and that when service was over she would speak to him about it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young as I was this relation of my nurse made me weep very much; it brought to my memory things which I had long thought must have been dreams.
