Chapter VII

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

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

in addition

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She was an only child.

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

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

the two together, not just one

From this reading They were fairly well-to-do and they both idolised Helen.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She made their lives miserable by her idle, wild, and disobedient ways.

a young person of either sex

From this reading She was an only child.

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

From this reading She made their lives miserable by her idle, wild, and disobedient ways.

divisible by two

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading They were fairly well-to-do and they both idolised Helen.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

a young female

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

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

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

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

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

not in action or at work

From this reading She made their lives miserable by her idle, wild, and disobedient ways.

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading They were fairly well-to-do and they both idolised Helen.

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

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

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading She made their lives miserable by her idle, wild, and disobedient ways.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She made their lives miserable by her idle, wild, and disobedient ways.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading She made their lives miserable by her idle, wild, and disobedient ways.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

and nothing more

From this reading She was an only child.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

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

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

do one's shopping

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

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

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

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

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She made their lives miserable by her idle, wild, and disobedient ways.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were fairly well-to-do and they both idolised Helen.

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

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

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

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

precisely as stated

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.

nonexistent

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

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

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading She made their lives miserable by her idle, wild, and disobedient ways.

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

From this reading They were fairly well-to-do and they both idolised Helen.

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

From this reading They were fairly well-to-do and they both idolised Helen.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading She made their lives miserable by her idle, wild, and disobedient ways.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading _HELEN PUT ROBIN INTO THE DEAD CHILD'S PLACE._ Helen's history was this--a clever, bright girl, wanting in principle, wanting in every religious thought, she grew up without even proper moral training.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Her father kept a small tobacconist's shop; he was hard-working and honest; her mother, a very ignorant woman, was also honest.