used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
(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 replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything was strange and beautiful.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They asked her how she slept.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Everything was strange and beautiful.
for the reason that
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
busesnounUS /ˈbʌsɪz/
plural of “bus” — a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
a young person of either sex
From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
creakedverbUS /kriːkt/
past form of “creak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was strange and beautiful.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
your parents
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
HOW
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From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
Juliet
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From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
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 And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
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 She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading They asked her how she slept.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Everything was strange and beautiful.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked her how she slept.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was strange and beautiful.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She replied that she could not sleep well because it was so dreadfully quiet; if it had not been for the noise of the "buses" a long way off, and those folks that came home late and creaked their door, she would not have been able to go to sleep at all.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading ON THE RIVER HOW wonderful the country seemed to the London child!
the words that are spoken
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
but in spite of that
From this reading And though Juliet would not confess how surprised she felt, yet by little looks and words her aunt and cousins knew that she was taking in fresh ideas every minute.
