used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
(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 She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
Crabtree
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From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
greatly pleased
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading THE GRAND FEAST.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading THE GRAND FEAST.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
Harriet
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From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
NurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Nursery Rhymes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
RhymesnounUS /raɪmz/
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Nursery Rhymes.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAND FEAST.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
precisely as stated
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
whipp'd
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From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
a Caucasian
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
widow'snounUS /ˈwɪdoʊz/
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Harriet Graham was an extremely thin, delicate, old lady, with a very pale face, and a sweet gentle voice, which the children delighted to hear, for it always spoke kindly to them, and sounded like music, after the loud, rough tones of Mrs. Crabtree.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She gave them some tea without any bread, She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore her own grey hair, which had become almost as white as the widow's cap which covered her head.
