used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
anew
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "No; I shan't play hide-and-seek any longer.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, if you came out to take care of me I'm bound to take care of you.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
confined by bonds
From this reading Anyway, if you came out to take care of me I'm bound to take care of you.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Anyway, if you came out to take care of me I'm bound to take care of you.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Anyway, if you came out to take care of me I'm bound to take care of you.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
Florence'snounUS /ˈflɔːrənsɪz/
possessive form of “florence” — a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
a young female
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
hide-and-seeknoun
a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
From this reading "No; I shan't play hide-and-seek any longer.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
I'm
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From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Anyway, if you came out to take care of me I'm bound to take care of you.
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
keeper's
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From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
for more time
From this reading "No; I shan't play hide-and-seek any longer.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anyway, if you came out to take care of me I'm bound to take care of you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I shan't play hide-and-seek any longer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anyway, if you came out to take care of me I'm bound to take care of you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Anyway, if you came out to take care of me I'm bound to take care of you.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
participate in games or sport
From this reading "No; I shan't play hide-and-seek any longer.
pluckyadjectiveUS /ˈplʌki/
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But--but won't they take you up?" she said.
express in words
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
shan't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; I shan't play hide-and-seek any longer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But--but won't they take you up?" she said.
squeezeverbUS /skwiːz/
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
carry out
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "But--but won't they take you up?" she said.
(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 "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He gave a little squeeze to the hand he held, which brought a curious thrill to Florence's heart.
won't
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From this reading "But--but won't they take you up?" she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Florence, you're a plucky girl I see, and I'm greatly obliged to you; but now I must just take you back to the keeper's lodge, that they may be able to say to the lady that your own brother brought you home again."
