used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
arithmeticnounUS /ˌerɪθˈmetɪk/
the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
Bea
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From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
for the reason that
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
put or send forth
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
Emma
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From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
FleanounUS /fliː/
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
set up or found
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
Greenfield
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From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
jokesnounUS /dʒoʊks/
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
immediately past
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
mantick
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From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
mortificationnounUS /ˈmɔːrtəfkeɪʃən/
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
play-time
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From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
quee
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From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
recitationnounUS /ˌresəˈteɪʃən/
written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
recitedverbUS /rəˈsaɪtɪd/
past form of “recite” — recite in elocution
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
ronounUS /roʊ/
an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
Identical; not different.
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
session'snounUS /ˈseʃənz/
possessive form of “session” — a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
Tayloe
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From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every hour of that black Monday cast Flea into deeper darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
VermontnounUS /vərˈmɑːnt/
a state in New England
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
nonexistent
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
(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 For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At "play-time" Mr. Tayloe went to Greenfield, less than half a mile distant, for a comfortable luncheon.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
which person or people
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
belonging to which person
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Because she was found wanting in arithmetic she was put, in all her classes, with girls whose ignorance she despised.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
a late time of life
From this reading For two years she had studied the same lessons with Bea, and recited them as well.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Bea smiled sweetly down upon her from the head of the "big girls'" bench, and Flea swelled with angry mortification between Lucy Wilson, who could not read to herself without whispering the words, and Emma Jones, whose recitation of, "Vermont is a small _ro_-mantick and pictures-_quee_ State," was one of last session's jokes.
