used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "AS WE FORGIVE."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
Betty
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From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
cheerfulnessnounUS /ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
child-hero
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From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
being joined in close association
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
convenientlyadverbUS /kənˈviːnjəntli/
in a convenient manner
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "AS WE FORGIVE."
Frank'snounUS /fræŋks/
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
Fred
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From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
Giles's
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From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
only a very short time before
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
Janet
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From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
immediately past
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
Rayburns
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From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
revisitedverbUS /riˈvɪzətɪd/
past form of “revisit” — visit again
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
in the near future
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Indeed, for some days Janet could hardly have travelled, but she soon regained her usual health and quiet cheerfulness.
precisely as stated
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "AS WE FORGIVE."
Wentworths
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From this reading THE Wentworths contrived to find room for the Rayburns, and begged of them to stay as long as they conveniently could.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
in or at the place that
From this reading Betty Giles's cottage, the very spot on the road where the child-hero at last stumbled and fell, were visited and revisited.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She and her husband, with Lily for their companion, made Fred show them every spot connected with the story of Frank's death, and his own life since then.
