used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
Baxter
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
disguisingverbUS /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “disguise” — make unrecognizable
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/
extremely
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
a young female
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
how
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From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
HowenounUS /haʊ/
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
I've
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From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was not that.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It was not that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
and nothing more
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading She owned it.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
Resting-place
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From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
sensitiveadjectiveUS /ˈsensətɪv/
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It was not that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading It was only—she was so extraordinarily sensitive about the _Resting-place_—unlike herself altogether.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading I think, I’ve always thought that she herself knew how unworthy it was of her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
the act of using
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
migratory
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was not that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
what's
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From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She—what’s the use of disguising it?—she, at least, had a value for my judgment,” her eyes, wandering past Miss Howe, brooded upon the Baxter girl, “and she knew what my judgment would be.
