used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GROWTH OF A SOUL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
arguingnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjuːɪŋ/
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
di
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From this reading It was the "Fioretti di San Francisco."
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
Fioretti
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From this reading It was the "Fioretti di San Francisco."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
Francisco
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From this reading It was the "Fioretti di San Francisco."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
GROWTHnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading THE GROWTH OF A SOUL.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
humanizingverbUS /ˈhjuːmənaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “humanize” — make more humane
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
legendsnounUS /ˈledʒəndz/
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
as might be expected
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GROWTH OF A SOUL.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
San
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From this reading It was the "Fioretti di San Francisco."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading THE GROWTH OF A SOUL.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GROWTH OF A SOUL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
undertookverbUS /ˌʌndərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her success was naturally greater and more rapid than that of the tutor or old Andrew.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She undertook to teach him to read, and arguing it was best to teach him in Italian until he knew more of English, she began to teach him from a little book she had bought in Italy, one which was a great favorite of her own for its quaint and simple legends.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dorothy gave herself up to the task of humanizing Martin with great enthusiasm.
