used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
anew
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
react verbally
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
any person at all
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
set up or found
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
Harriet
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From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
housekeepingnounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
how
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From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
impossibilitynounUS /ˌɪmpɔːsɪˈbɪlɪti/
incapability of existing or occurring
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
go away from a place
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
MissynounUS /ˈmɪsi/
a young female
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
noisesnounUS /ˈnɔɪzɪz/
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
objectedverbUS /əbˈdʒektəd/
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
smellsnounUS /smelz/
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
St
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From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
SURRENDERnounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading SURRENDER.
carry out
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
express in words
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading It was something of a strain to have to see people and to answer their curious questions; but to tell the truth, Missy was much less ashamed of her brother and her mother since she came back, and chiefly felt the impossibility of making anybody understand the matter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
precisely as stated
From this reading Missy found herself at home in the country, very sorry to leave her mother, very glad to breathe pure air again, very humble to think how much she objected to bad smells and street noises.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading St. John and her mother did not seem to take them into account at all, and the Sisters she was sure enjoyed them.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Her housekeeping and Aunt Harriet took up a good deal of her time, but it was pretty dull work, and her heart was heavy.
