used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Oh but Louis, you know she has a bad cold."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh but Louis, you know she has a bad cold."
can't
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From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Oh but Louis, you know she has a bad cold."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
the act of departing
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well it will do her cold good, I can't think where you got the idea, that going out is bad for a cold.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh but Louis, you know she has a bad cold."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
how
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From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Well it will do her cold good, I can't think where you got the idea, that going out is bad for a cold.
interposed
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From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
maam
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From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
Natalie
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From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
not any; not one
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh but Louis, you know she has a bad cold."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
carry out
From this reading Take her out Sarah."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well it will do her cold good, I can't think where you got the idea, that going out is bad for a cold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Please maam, is baby to go for her walk this morning," asked the nurse as Louis and Natalie sat at breakfast, "Oh no Sarah," returned Natalie.
(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 "Well it will do her cold good, I can't think where you got the idea, that going out is bad for a cold.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Well it will do her cold good, I can't think where you got the idea, that going out is bad for a cold.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why not, I should like to know," interposed Louis, "it is a beautiful day and will do her good, I can't see how it is that you always set your face against her going out."
