used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
(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 "She's not like the same child at all."
alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She's not like the same child at all."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "She's not like the same child at all."
Clapp
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From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading "She's the most _contrary_ piece you ever saw," she said to her daughter.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
a female human offspring
From this reading "She's the most _contrary_ piece you ever saw," she said to her daughter.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
at any time
From this reading "She's the most _contrary_ piece you ever saw," she said to her daughter.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
Forcythe
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From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
a young female
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
and nothing more
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "She's not like the same child at all."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "She's the most _contrary_ piece you ever saw," she said to her daughter.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She's not like the same child at all."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "She's the most _contrary_ piece you ever saw," she said to her daughter.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
right-downadjective
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "She's not like the same child at all."
cut with a saw
From this reading "She's the most _contrary_ piece you ever saw," she said to her daughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
She's
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From this reading "She's not like the same child at all."
slapverbUS /slæp/
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She's not like the same child at all."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
precisely as stated
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I could have given her a right-down good slap just now for the way she spoke to her mother.
what's
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From this reading "I don't know what's come to her," said poor Mrs. Forcythe.
which person or people
From this reading And old Mrs. Clapp, who had been very fond of Mary, declared that she never knew a girl so altered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She's the most _contrary_ piece you ever saw," she said to her daughter.
