used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
anew
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
capable of wounding
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
CarolineadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading _Two_ of those visitations had been rife in the poor house of Caroline Cray: sickness and privation.
Caroline's
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From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
Cray
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From this reading _Two_ of those visitations had been rife in the poor house of Caroline Cray: sickness and privation.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading WEARY DAYS.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Left from what?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Two_ of those visitations had been rife in the poor house of Caroline Cray: sickness and privation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading _Two_ of those visitations had been rife in the poor house of Caroline Cray: sickness and privation.
privationnounUS /praɪˈveɪʃən/
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
rifeadjectiveUS /raɪf/
most frequent or common
From this reading _Two_ of those visitations had been rife in the poor house of Caroline Cray: sickness and privation.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
except for; apart from
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
the season of growth
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
a just detectable amount
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Two_ of those visitations had been rife in the poor house of Caroline Cray: sickness and privation.
visitationsnounUS /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “visitation” — an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading _Two_ of those visitations had been rife in the poor house of Caroline Cray: sickness and privation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading WEARY DAYS.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Left from what?
at the time that
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
belonging to which person
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The cold, bitter, biting winter passed away, and when the lovely spring came round again little trace was left of its effects, save in the remembrance of those in whose homes sickness, or privation, or death, had been busy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps you noticed Caroline's reply to Dick's question of whether Mark had no money: there was a little left, she said, not much.
