used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The cook could not get along with Jenny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cecily was disheveled and a little defiant at her mother’s protest.
baby'snounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The laundress was ill with influenza and the substitute laundress did not wash the baby’s clothes clean.
for the reason that
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
Cecily
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading The laundress was ill with influenza and the substitute laundress did not wash the baby’s clothes clean.
clothing in general
From this reading The laundress was ill with influenza and the substitute laundress did not wash the baby’s clothes clean.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The cook could not get along with Jenny.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The cook could not get along with Jenny.
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
deafadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
defiantadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪənt/
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading Cecily was disheveled and a little defiant at her mother’s protest.
diapersnounUS /ˈdaɪəpərz/
plural of “diaper” — garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The laundress was ill with influenza and the substitute laundress did not wash the baby’s clothes clean.
disheveledadjectiveUS /dɪˈʃevəld/
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading Cecily was disheveled and a little defiant at her mother’s protest.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
set up or found
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The cook could not get along with Jenny.
the act of departing
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
houseworknounUS /ˈhaʊswɜːrk/
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The laundress was ill with influenza and the substitute laundress did not wash the baby’s clothes clean.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
influenzanounUS /ˌɪnfluːˈenzə/
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading The laundress was ill with influenza and the substitute laundress did not wash the baby’s clothes clean.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading The cook could not get along with Jenny.
laundressnoun
a working woman who takes in washing
From this reading The laundress was ill with influenza and the substitute laundress did not wash the baby’s clothes clean.
laundrynounUS /ˈlɔːndri/
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Cecily was disheveled and a little defiant at her mother’s protest.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Cecily was disheveled and a little defiant at her mother’s protest.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cook could not get along with Jenny.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
with little or no delay
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Cecily was disheveled and a little defiant at her mother’s protest.
remonstrancenoun
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
substituteverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading The laundress was ill with influenza and the substitute laundress did not wash the baby’s clothes clean.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cook could not get along with Jenny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
tubnounUS /tʌb/
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
waitressnounUS /ˈweɪtrəs/
a woman waiter
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
WarnernounUS /ˈwɔːrnər/
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading The laundress was ill with influenza and the substitute laundress did not wash the baby’s clothes clean.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That was why Mrs. Warner, coming into her daughter’s house one morning in January, found Cecily herself in the laundry bending over a tub of diapers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cook could not get along with Jenny.
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Jenny gave notice and acted upon it promptly, deaf to remonstrance, because her young man was going to get her a place as waitress so she wouldn’t “have to lower herself” doing housework.
