used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STRAWBERRIES--CANADIAN WILD FRUITS--WILD RASPBERRIES--THE HUNTER AND THE LOST CHILD--CRANBERRIES--CRANBERRY MARSHES--NUTS.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
bestowedverbUS /bɪˈstoʊd/
past form of “bestow” — present
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
CANADIANadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
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a young person of either sex
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overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
CRANBERRIESnounUS /ˈkrænberiz/
plural of “cranberry” — any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
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CRANBERRYnounUS /ˈkrænberi/
any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
From this reading STRAWBERRIES--CANADIAN WILD FRUITS--WILD RASPBERRIES--THE HUNTER AND THE LOST CHILD--CRANBERRIES--CRANBERRY MARSHES--NUTS.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
forcing-house
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From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
FRUITSnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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gardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
a young female
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
HUNTERnounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading STRAWBERRIES--CANADIAN WILD FRUITS--WILD RASPBERRIES--THE HUNTER AND THE LOST CHILD--CRANBERRIES--CRANBERRY MARSHES--NUTS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
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MARSHESnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
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Mary'snounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
NUTSadjectiveUS /nʌts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading STRAWBERRIES--CANADIAN WILD FRUITS--WILD RASPBERRIES--THE HUNTER AND THE LOST CHILD--CRANBERRIES--CRANBERRY MARSHES--NUTS.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
RASPBERRIESnounUS /ˈræzberiz/
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
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red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
ripeadjectiveUS /raɪp/
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
squawnoun
derogatory terms for an American Indian woman
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
STRAWBERRIESnounUS /ˈstrɔːberiz/
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
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a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRAWBERRIES--CANADIAN WILD FRUITS--WILD RASPBERRIES--THE HUNTER AND THE LOST CHILD--CRANBERRIES--CRANBERRY MARSHES--NUTS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
precisely as stated
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
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in the company of; together with
From this reading One day Lady Mary's nurse brought her a small Indian basket, filled with ripe red strawberries.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading "I bought them from a little Indian squaw in the street; she had brought them from a wooded meadow some miles off, my lady.
the day immediately before today
From this reading They are very fine; see, they are as large as those that the gardener sent in yesterday from the forcing-house; and these wild ones have grown without any pains having been bestowed upon them."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nurse, where did you get these nice strawberries?" said the little girl, peeping beneath the fresh leaves with which they were covered.
