used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
(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 ALL THE WAY TO GATTIGO.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She felt so awfully alone that she did not know how to bear it.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
in a state of sleep
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading She felt so awfully alone that she did not know how to bear it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
have
From this reading She felt so awfully alone that she did not know how to bear it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She felt so awfully alone that she did not know how to bear it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
fellow-travellers
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From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt so awfully alone that she did not know how to bear it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
GATTIGO
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From this reading ALL THE WAY TO GATTIGO.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
only a very short time before
From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
how
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From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She felt so awfully alone that she did not know how to bear it.
JANET
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From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She felt so awfully alone that she did not know how to bear it.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
get by special effort
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
transport commercially
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She felt so awfully alone that she did not know how to bear it.
not in physical motion
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt so awfully alone that she did not know how to bear it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL THE WAY TO GATTIGO.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JANET hardly knew how the time passed during her journey back to Liverpool.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL THE WAY TO GATTIGO.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ALL THE WAY TO GATTIGO.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was not asleep, though her fellow-travellers thought she was, for she sat perfectly still with her eyes shut.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Arrived in Liverpool, her first care was to secure a berth on board the ship; she had not done so before, not being certain that the children would not be with her.
