used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
aggrievedverbUS /əˈɡriːvd/
past form of “aggrieve” — infringe on the rights of
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ask thine old nurse, and see if thy Heaven would satisfy her.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask thine old nurse, and see if thy Heaven would satisfy her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, what was left would be equivalent to nothing.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading "Why, my child, thou hast left out the central figure.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Why, my child, thou hast left out the central figure.
coronationnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈneɪʃən/
the ceremony of installing a new monarch
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
equivalentnounUS /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading Why, what was left would be equivalent to nothing.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading "Why, my child, thou hast left out the central figure.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Why, my child, thou hast left out the central figure.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ask thine old nurse, and see if thy Heaven would satisfy her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Why, my child, thou hast left out the central figure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
not any; not one
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Why, what was left would be equivalent to nothing.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Ask thine old nurse, and see if thy Heaven would satisfy her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ask thine old nurse, and see if thy Heaven would satisfy her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why, my child, thou hast left out the central figure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading Ask thine old nurse, and see if thy Heaven would satisfy her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ask thine old nurse, and see if thy Heaven would satisfy her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Ask thine old nurse, and see if thy Heaven would satisfy her.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Why, my child, thou hast left out the central figure.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Ask thine old nurse, and see if thy Heaven would satisfy her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, what was left would be equivalent to nothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, what was left would be equivalent to nothing.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
in or at the place that
From this reading What were a coronation if there were no king? or a wedding where there were no bride?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, my child, thou hast left out the central figure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But what is the matter with my Heaven?" said I, feeling a little aggrieved.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, what was left would be equivalent to nothing.
