used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
canarynounUS /kəˈneri/
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading "You're the little girl for the canary?" she said.
centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading I'll pay you ten cents a day."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I'll pay you ten cents a day."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mary Rose's eyes popped open.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You're the little girl for the canary?" she said.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
a young female
From this reading "You're the little girl for the canary?" she said.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
I'll
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From this reading I'll pay you ten cents a day."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
LindnounUS /lɪnd/
Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You're the little girl for the canary?" she said.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mary Rose's eyes popped open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I'll pay you ten cents a day."
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading Mary Rose's eyes popped open.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
Rose'snounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
possessive form of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Mary Rose's eyes popped open.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're the little girl for the canary?" she said.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're the little girl for the canary?" she said.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I'll pay you ten cents a day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
at the time that
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
showing curiosity
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was wondering--Mother Johnson seems to have taken a fancy to you--and I wondered if you would go out for a little walk with her every morning.
You're
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From this reading "You're the little girl for the canary?" she said.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When Mary Rose ran up to get Jenny Lind young Mrs. Johnson met her at the door and smiled pleasantly.
