in addition
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My mother has put on her clothes, called the footman and ordered the carriage, and has taken her governess with her."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I thought to myself, "What can this mean?
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading My mother has put on her clothes, called the footman and ordered the carriage, and has taken her governess with her."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
clothing in general
From this reading My mother has put on her clothes, called the footman and ordered the carriage, and has taken her governess with her."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
footmannounUS /ˈfʊtmən/
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading My mother has put on her clothes, called the footman and ordered the carriage, and has taken her governess with her."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
GARDENINGnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/
the cultivation of plants
From this reading GARDENING.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
governessnounUS /ˈɡʌvərnəs/
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mother has put on her clothes, called the footman and ordered the carriage, and has taken her governess with her."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I thought to myself, "What can this mean?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I thought to myself, "What can this mean?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading My mother has put on her clothes, called the footman and ordered the carriage, and has taken her governess with her."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
slily
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From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading My mother has put on her clothes, called the footman and ordered the carriage, and has taken her governess with her."
express in words
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My mother has put on her clothes, called the footman and ordered the carriage, and has taken her governess with her."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I thought to myself, "What can this mean?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought to myself, "What can this mean?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
precisely as stated
From this reading One day I observed my mother put on her things very slily, call her governess and tell her to put on her things also, and come out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thought to myself, "What can this mean?
in the company of; together with
From this reading My mother has put on her clothes, called the footman and ordered the carriage, and has taken her governess with her."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I guess it is something that I am not to know; for if it were not, I certainly would have gone with her.
