used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
anew
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
(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 All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
the act of departing
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
immediately past
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
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 For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
a particular point in time
From this reading For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading THE WICKED NURSE.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
only a very short time before
From this reading For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
screamverbUS /skriːm/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
sootheverbUS /suːð/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
carry out
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WICKED NURSE.
a special situation
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
propel through the air
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All this time she had never been able to see that Maria gave him any thing but his food.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
hard to endure
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would fall asleep again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
at the time that
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading THE WICKED NURSE.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The poor little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a fit.
