used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
CHILDREN'S
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From this reading THE CHILDREN'S DANCE.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading THE CHILDREN'S DANCE.
DavisnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
Enderby
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From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
to an extreme degree
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
Hetty
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From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
Nell
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From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
on one occasion
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
Phyllis
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From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
school-room
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From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
in the near future
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
carry out
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILDREN'S DANCE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
precisely as stated
From this reading Seeing she could give pleasure her spirits rose high, and she became exceedingly merry, and said some very amusing things.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Hetty was pleased at being wanted, and soon felt at home with the strange little girls, who at once took a great fancy to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
Wavertree
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From this reading One day during these Christmas holidays a lady came to visit at Wavertree Hall, bringing her two little girls.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
which person or people
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Phyllis and Nell had gone with Miss Davis to see some other young friends in the neighbourhood, and Hetty, who was spending one of her lonely afternoons in the school-room with her books and work, was sent for to take the little visitors for a walk in the grounds, while their mother had tea with Mrs. Enderby.
