used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
anew
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
Backhouse
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
Becky
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
beef-tea
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
chattyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃæti/
full of trivial conversation
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
cheeredverbUS /tʃɪrd/
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
else
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From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
set up or found
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
and nothing more
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
immediately past
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
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 As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
engage in
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
Milly
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
information about recent and important events
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
Olly
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
QuietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
RAVENSNEST
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
carry out
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
Tiza
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
two times
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
precisely as stated
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
(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 She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
at the time that
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
