used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
(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 She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
Kirsteen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
not any; not one
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
and nothing more
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
express in words
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
carry out
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
(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 It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
wot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
ye'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
