used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
(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 didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
caringnounUS /ˈkerɪŋ/
a loving feeling
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not make up her mind to work.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
degradeverbUS /dɪˈɡreɪd/
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
From this reading She fancied, poor mistaken woman, that it would degrade her.
didn't
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From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading She fancied, poor mistaken woman, that it would degrade her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not make up her mind to work.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
engage in
From this reading She could not make up her mind to work.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She could not make up her mind to work.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading She fancied, poor mistaken woman, that it would degrade her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Simon was very proud.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not make up her mind to work.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not make up her mind to work.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading Mrs. Simon was very proud.
strivingnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She fancied, poor mistaken woman, that it would degrade her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
a special situation
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She could not make up her mind to work.
precisely as stated
From this reading My dear children, it is a very sad thing to be proud and poor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Simon was very proud.
belonging to which person
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She fancied, poor mistaken woman, that it would degrade her.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She could not make up her mind to work.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading She didn't see that all whose opinion is worth caring for, would respect her the more, for her striving to earn bread for herself and her child.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She fancied, poor mistaken woman, that it would degrade her.
