used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
almshouse
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From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Jerome bent his head with a sudden stiff duck to this girl.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
carefully weighed
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
droopverbUS /druːp/
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
duckverbUS /dʌk/
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading Jerome bent his head with a sudden stiff duck to this girl.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
every person
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
a young female
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jerome bent his head with a sudden stiff duck to this girl.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerome bent his head with a sudden stiff duck to this girl.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
a social unit living together
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
how
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From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading Jerome bent his head with a sudden stiff duck to this girl.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
lighternounUS /ˈlaɪtər/
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
a particular point in time
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
on one occasion
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
PrescottnounUS /ˈpreskɑːt/
a town in central Arizona
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
on the contrary
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
south-side
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From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading Jerome bent his head with a sudden stiff duck to this girl.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Jerome bent his head with a sudden stiff duck to this girl.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jerome bent his head with a sudden stiff duck to this girl.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
(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 She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
at the time that
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading He went on straight round the house to the south-side door, whither everybody went to consult the doctor.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was a girl whom Doctor Prescott had taken from the almshouse to assist in the lighter household duties.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She was considered rather weak in her intellect, though she did her work well enough when she had once learned how.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He knocked, and in a moment the door opened, and a young girl with weak blue eyes, with a helpless droop of the chin, and mouth half opened in a silly smile, looked out at him.
