used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
dearly loved
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
to come or go into
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
Hayward
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From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
a condition requiring relief
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
marked by absence of sound
From this reading ‘She is probably silent on account of me; but you are her father, and you ought to know.’
express in words
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Oh, we need not enter into that question, Henry.
at the time that
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ‘My dear,’ said the Colonel, ‘why should she be silent on account of you?’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Get her to tell you; it will be a relief to her own mind when she has got it out.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You must try and get her to tell you when you are out this morning,’ said Mrs. Hayward.
