used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
becushioned
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From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
clasping
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From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
rid of obstructions
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
enlistverbUS /ˌenˈlɪst/
join the military
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
Everett
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From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
FeudnounUS /fjuːd/
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
set up or found
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
obtain
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
GibbsnounUS /ɡɪbz/
United States chemist (1839-1903)
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
it's
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From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
Letitia
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From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
engage in
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
Prall
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From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
Identical; not different.
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
sympathiesnounUS /ˈsɪmpəθiz/
plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
express in words
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Old Feud And Detective Gibbs did retire and did make his call some other time, but he made it not on Miss Prall, but on Mrs Everett.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had fancied from her attitude that he could learn much from her if he could manage to gain her attention and enlist her sympathies.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, Mr Gibbs, it’s clear to be seen she knows more than she has told or means to tell!
wickernounUS /ˈwɪkər/
slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this end in view he went to see her later the same day, and found her not unwilling to talk with him.
wriggleverbUS /ˈrɪɡəl/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading “I thought I should die,” she exclaimed, clasping her plump little hands and rocking back and forth in a becushioned wicker chair, “to see Letitia Prall wriggle around!
