prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
a young person of either sex
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
clothing in general
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
deem to be
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
dividingverbUS /dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “divide” — separate into parts or portions
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She’s never had to do it before!
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does Renée need clothes?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
a social unit living together
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
set up or found
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
a young female
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She’s never had to do it before!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She’s never had to do it before!
and nothing more
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Does Renée need clothes?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She’s never had to do it before!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
Patricia
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From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
Renée
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From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
she'll
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From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
She's
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From this reading She’s never had to do it before!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
a special situation
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Patricia loves her already and she’ll learn for the first time to consider another child before herself.
to-night
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From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
precisely as stated
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, to-night I found her carefully dividing her clothes so that Renée might have just as many things as she had."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
You've
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From this reading "You’ve started doing right now the very best thing in the world--bringing that poor little girl into the family!
