used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A child of shame!”
in the past
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
almshouse
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From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” answered the stately lady, rather coldly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “A child of shame!”
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “Yes,” answered the stately lady, rather coldly.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
at any time
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
foundlingnounUS /ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/
a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
indulgeverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ/
give free rein to
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Yes,” answered the stately lady, rather coldly.
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 “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A child of shame!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
PansynounUS /ˈpænzi/
large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
on the contrary
From this reading “Yes,” answered the stately lady, rather coldly.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
done under pressure
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
cut with a saw
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “A child of shame!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading “Yes,” answered the stately lady, rather coldly.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
which person or people
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We would have sent it to the almshouse, but our old housekeeper, who has been with us so many years that we like to indulge her some, took a fancy to the little one, and begged to keep it.”
a late time of life
From this reading “He is a foundling, and was left on our steps almost three years ago.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” answered the stately lady, rather coldly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Pansy echoed, and a wave of hot color rushed over her face as she remembered the little child that had died before its young mother ever saw its face.
