used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "How can I tell them who I am?" she thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
have
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
brought into existence
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can I tell them who I am?" she thought.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
Conway
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From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
a young female
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
Hagar
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From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
How
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From this reading "How can I tell them who I am?" she thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How can I tell them who I am?" she thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
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 Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
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 Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
Maggie
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From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
engage in
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
not any; not one
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
and nothing more
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
pine-board
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From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
pityingverbUS /ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE RESULT.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How can I tell them who I am?" she thought.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
a state of social isolation
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
carry out
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
express in words
From this reading "How can I tell them who I am?" she thought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESULT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "How can I tell them who I am?" she thought.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "How can I tell them who I am?" she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
Warren'snounUS /ˈwɔːrənz/
possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
showing sorrow
From this reading Two days only remained ere the first of June, and in the solitude of her chamber Maggie was weeping bitterly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
at the time that
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
in or at the place that
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
which person or people
From this reading "How can I tell them who I am?" she thought.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How bear their pitying scorn, when they learn that she whom they call Maggie Miller has no right to that name?--that Hagar Warren's blood is flowing in her veins?--and Madam Conway thinks so much of that!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Oh, why was Hagar left to do me this great wrong? why did she take me from the pine-board cradle where she says I lay, and make me what I was not born to be?" and, falling on her knees, the wretched girl prayed that it might prove a dream from which she would ere long awake.
