used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
AdanounUS /ˈeɪdə/
an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
(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 "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course we shall get on all right; and you like to be missed, don't you, Nellie?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
cannot
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From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course we shall get on all right; and you like to be missed, don't you, Nellie?"
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading "There," exclaimed Ada, "now I've depressed you.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
don't
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From this reading Of course we shall get on all right; and you like to be missed, don't you, Nellie?"
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "There," exclaimed Ada, "now I've depressed you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Of course we shall get on all right; and you like to be missed, don't you, Nellie?"
grandmamma's
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From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
HOME-SICK
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From this reading HOME-SICK.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
I've
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From this reading "There," exclaimed Ada, "now I've depressed you.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Of course we shall get on all right; and you like to be missed, don't you, Nellie?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Of course we shall get on all right; and you like to be missed, don't you, Nellie?"
Nellie
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From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There," exclaimed Ada, "now I've depressed you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course we shall get on all right; and you like to be missed, don't you, Nellie?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Of course we shall get on all right; and you like to be missed, don't you, Nellie?"
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
sortingnounUS /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There," exclaimed Ada, "now I've depressed you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course we shall get on all right; and you like to be missed, don't you, Nellie?"
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nellie looked up from the depths of the trunk before her, and, pushing a pair of stockings hard into its corner, answered by a sigh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
(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 "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WELL, Nellie," said Ada, turning round from a drawer she was sorting over, "what we shall do with you away at grandmamma's all this time I cannot imagine."
