used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
anew
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
(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 Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
Amy
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From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
Bonport
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From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Then Amy flung herself upon her sister’s breast, and implored to be taken to her mother.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
a young person of either sex
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
disturbingadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
don't
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From this reading “You don’t know how wicked I was, Rosalind.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
a social unit living together
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Then Amy flung herself upon her sister’s breast, and implored to be taken to her mother.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
how
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From this reading “You don’t know how wicked I was, Rosalind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You don’t know how wicked I was, Rosalind.
imploredverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrd/
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Then Amy flung herself upon her sister’s breast, and implored to be taken to her mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
a single distinct event
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
judiciousadjectiveUS /dʒuːˈdɪʃəs/
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You don’t know how wicked I was, Rosalind.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Then Amy flung herself upon her sister’s breast, and implored to be taken to her mother.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
on one occasion
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
questioningsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋz/
plural of “questioning” — a request for information
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
renewalnounUS /rɪˈnuːəl/
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
Rosalind
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From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
Rosalind's
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From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
express in words
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Then Amy flung herself upon her sister’s breast, and implored to be taken to her mother.
Sophy
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From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
subjectedverbUS /səbˈdʒektɪd/
past form of “subject” — cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Amy flung herself upon her sister’s breast, and implored to be taken to her mother.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
precisely as stated
From this reading The incident of that evening had a very disturbing effect upon the family at Bonport.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the child had nothing to say beyond what she had said before--that she had dreamed of mamma, that mamma had called her to come down to the lake, and be taken home; that she wanted to go home, to go to mamma--oh, to go to mamma! but Rosalind said she was dead, and Sophy said they were never, never to see her again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “You don’t know how wicked I was, Rosalind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Amy, waking next morning much astonished to find herself in Rosalind’s room, and very faintly remembering what had happened, was subjected at once to questionings more earnest than judicious--questionings which brought everything to her mind, with a renewal of all the agitation of the night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t know how wicked I was, Rosalind.
