used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
(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 I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't think I have so much to do with the change as little Mervyn," answered Miss Kerr with a smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't think I have so much to do with the change as little Mervyn," answered Miss Kerr with a smile.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
behaviournounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
BUNNYnounUS /ˈbʌni/
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading BUNNY TRIES TO SHOW OFF.
Bunny's
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From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
Dashwood
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From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
greatly pleased
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I don't think I have so much to do with the change as little Mervyn," answered Miss Kerr with a smile.
don't
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From this reading "I don't think I have so much to do with the change as little Mervyn," answered Miss Kerr with a smile.
every person
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
good-nature
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From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't think I have so much to do with the change as little Mervyn," answered Miss Kerr with a smile.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
improvementnounUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt/
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
improvingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvɪŋ/
getting higher or more vigorous
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
Kerr
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From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
Mervyn
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From this reading "I don't think I have so much to do with the change as little Mervyn," answered Miss Kerr with a smile.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading BUNNY TRIES TO SHOW OFF.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
a human being
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
rejoicedverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪst/
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading BUNNY TRIES TO SHOW OFF.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "I don't think I have so much to do with the change as little Mervyn," answered Miss Kerr with a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I don't think I have so much to do with the change as little Mervyn," answered Miss Kerr with a smile.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUNNY TRIES TO SHOW OFF.
TRIESnounUS /traɪz/
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading BUNNY TRIES TO SHOW OFF.
troublesomeadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
precisely as stated
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
well-behavedadjective
(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For some time after this there was a marked improvement in little Bunny's behaviour, and everyone in the house was delighted with the change, and rejoiced over it in a very open manner.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "It is perfectly wonderful!" said Mrs. Dashwood; "our little troublesome is becoming quite a well-behaved young person.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I feel very grateful to you, Miss Kerr, for I believe it is all owing to your tender care and kind good-nature that the child is improving so much."
