used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
(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 "If I had taken any care of you at all, you wouldn't have climbed those ladders."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "If I had taken any care of you at all, you wouldn't have climbed those ladders."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If I had taken any care of you at all, you wouldn't have climbed those ladders."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "If I had taken any care of you at all, you wouldn't have climbed those ladders."
recognizable; marked
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
don't
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From this reading "No, I don't," thought Susy to herself.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If I had taken any care of you at all, you wouldn't have climbed those ladders."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "No, I don't," thought Susy to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I don't," thought Susy to herself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
KNITTING-WORK
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From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
laddersnounUS /ˈlædərz/
plural of “ladder” — steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading "If I had taken any care of you at all, you wouldn't have climbed those ladders."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I don't," thought Susy to herself.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
Prudy
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From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
PRUDY'S
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From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
an educational institution
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
Susy
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From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
carry out
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "If I had taken any care of you at all, you wouldn't have climbed those ladders."
teasedadjectiveUS /tiːzd/
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "If I had taken any care of you at all, you wouldn't have climbed those ladders."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "No, I don't," thought Susy to herself.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
precisely as stated
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
watchfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɑːtʃfəl/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading PRUDY'S KNITTING-WORK Susy felt as if she had been sadly to blame, and for a long time was very watchful of her little sister.
at the time that
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
wouldn't
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From this reading "If I had taken any care of you at all, you wouldn't have climbed those ladders."
a late time of life
From this reading When Prudy was four years old, she teased to go to school, and her mother decided to let her go until she grew tired of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your name is Susy," said the child; "and your middle name is _Sister Susy_, and you take the care o' me!"
