used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading When father was alive it was quite different.
Amy
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From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
any person at all
From this reading Mother can’t bear for anyone to know.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
Bacton
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From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
have
From this reading Mother can’t bear for anyone to know.
for the reason that
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
beef-tea
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From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
can't
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From this reading Mother can’t bear for anyone to know.
Coleson
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From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading When father was alive it was quite different.
doesn't
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From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
don't
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From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When father was alive it was quite different.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
set up or found
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
a young female
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading HELP IN NEED.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
how
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From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HELP IN NEED.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
Kayll
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From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
for more time
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
a large number or amount
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
a form of address for a man
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading HELP IN NEED.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
and nothing more
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading When father was alive it was quite different.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
in the near future
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mother can’t bear for anyone to know.
in the direction of
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
precisely as stated
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When father was alive it was quite different.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As Mr. Kayll and Amy Coleson walked towards Bacton, the little girl found her voice, and talked away fast enough in a sober old-fashioned way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
we'll
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From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
at the time that
From this reading When father was alive it was quite different.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We live in lodgings, you know, and we owe lots of rent, but Mrs. Smith is so kind, and says she doesn’t mind waiting a bit longer, and she knows we’ll pay it as soon as we can; and sometimes she brings us a little beef-tea for baby, only not very often, because mother don’t much like it, and she don’t let her know how poor we are.
