used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
ain't
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From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
in addition
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
eagerly desirous
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
Awakes
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From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
put or send forth
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
deviatedverbUS /ˈdiːvieɪtɪd/
past form of “deviate” — turn aside; turn away from
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
dictionnounUS /ˈdɪkʃən/
the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
eliminationnounUS /ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/
the act of removing or getting rid of something
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
apart from; not including
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
the act of giving
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
Gosh
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From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
governverbUS /ˈɡʌvərn/
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
Green-eyedadjective
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
only a very short time before
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
How
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From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
improveverbUS /ˌɪmˈpruːv/
to make better
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
incorrectadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkərˈekt/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
and nothing more
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
ladylikeadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdilaɪk/
befitting a woman of good breeding
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
a unit of instruction
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
marvelledverbUS /mɑːrˈveld/
inflected form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
and nothing more
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
a particular point in time
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
MonsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
used to form the superlative
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
negativesnounUS /ˈneɡətɪvz/
plural of “negative” — a reply of denial
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
select carefully from a group
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
Rita
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From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
express in words
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
side-stepped
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From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
slangyadjective
constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
substitutionnounUS /ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃən/
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "Green-eyed Monster" Awakes Rita had just had her first real lesson in English.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How I marvelled at the great difference the elimination of a few of the most common of her slangy and incorrect expressions and the substitution of plain phrases in their places made in her diction!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She now understood that two negatives made a positive and that she should govern her speech accordingly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She was an apt pupil; so anxious to improve her way of talking that mine was not a task, it was merely the setting of two little feet on a road and saying, "This is your way home," and those two little feet never deviated from that road for a single moment, never side-stepped, never turned back to pick up the useless but attractive words she had cast from her as she travelled.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Already,--but without giving her the reason why, except that it was incorrect,--I had taught her never to say "ain't" and "I seen"; also that "Gee," "Gosh" and "you bet your life" were hardly ladylike expressions.
