used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
(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 did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had not only failed in getting her own way, but she had made herself ridiculous.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "How I wish I had just gone down at first!" she thought.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading She had not only failed in getting her own way, but she had made herself ridiculous.
FANNYnounUS /ˈfæni/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "How I wish I had just gone down at first!" she thought.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading She had not only failed in getting her own way, but she had made herself ridiculous.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "How I wish I had just gone down at first!" she thought.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had not only failed in getting her own way, but she had made herself ridiculous.
How
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From this reading "How I wish I had just gone down at first!" she thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How I wish I had just gone down at first!" she thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
and nothing more
From this reading "How I wish I had just gone down at first!" she thought.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had not only failed in getting her own way, but she had made herself ridiculous.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
not any; not one
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
and nothing more
From this reading She had not only failed in getting her own way, but she had made herself ridiculous.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had not only failed in getting her own way, but she had made herself ridiculous.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading She had not only failed in getting her own way, but she had made herself ridiculous.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
SARAHnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "How I wish I had just gone down at first!" she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
precisely as stated
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
vexedadjectiveUS /vekst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had not only failed in getting her own way, but she had made herself ridiculous.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _SARAH._ FANNY went back to her room feeling very much vexed and a good deal ashamed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, too, she had lost a very good dinner, a circumstance to which she was by no means indifferent.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "How I wish I had just gone down at first!" she thought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading She did not at all like to be conquered, and she had certainly had very much the worst of it in her contest with her grandmother.
