aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
anew
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
auntienounUS /ˈænti/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
DISGRACEverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll have to think of some other knitting for her.'
Francis
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From this reading 'O nurse!' said Master Francis quickly, then he stopped.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'll have to think of some other knitting for her.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I'll have to think of some other knitting for her.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll have to think of some other knitting for her.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading I'll have to think of some other knitting for her.'
LallynounUS /ˈlæli/
support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading 'O nurse!' said Master Francis quickly, then he stopped.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading 'O nurse!' said Master Francis quickly, then he stopped.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'O nurse!' said Master Francis quickly, then he stopped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'll have to think of some other knitting for her.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I'll have to think of some other knitting for her.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
with speed
From this reading 'O nurse!' said Master Francis quickly, then he stopped.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
express in words
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'll have to think of some other knitting for her.'
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading 'O nurse!' said Master Francis quickly, then he stopped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'O nurse!' said Master Francis quickly, then he stopped.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I'll have to think of some other knitting for her.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN DISGRACE AGAIN He held out one foot to be admired.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I must ask Lally first,' he went on; and I heard him say, as if speaking to himself--'it would be nice to please auntie.'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes,' I said, 'they are very nice indeed, and Miss Lally was so patient about them.
