Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

plural of “desk” — a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

every person

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

to certain extent or degree

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

in a faithful manner

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

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From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

completed to perfection

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

yet to be or coming

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

the act of departing

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

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From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

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 These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

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From this reading "MELINDY."

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From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

an educational institution

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

carry out

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Everybody," she said, "must not be so kind to us, or I shall have a sickness brought on by too much happiness."

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading Milly fairly began to dance around the room, in the new joy of her heart, on receiving this, to her, valuable present.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.

which person or people

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

in the company of; together with

From this reading These did not take long, however, as Miss Felix, the teacher, who was going away, sent to Mrs. Harrow's house two long forms of desks and benches, with her compliments and best wishes to Milly for her future success.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Mrs. Brooks fulfilled her promise, and so faithfully did she work in the good cause, that a dozen little pupils were engaged for Miss Milly's school before preparations were fairly made to open it.