used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
centrepieces
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From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
Couldn't
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From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
embroiderynounUS /emˈbrɔɪdəri/
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading So she was, and when Nan saw her, she felt sorry for her, too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm sorry for her," said Patty; "she's so pathetically weary and hopeless-looking."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm sorry for her," said Patty; "she's so pathetically weary and hopeless-looking."
hopeless-looking
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From this reading "I'm sorry for her," said Patty; "she's so pathetically weary and hopeless-looking."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sorry for her," said Patty; "she's so pathetically weary and hopeless-looking."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
patheticallyadverbUS /pəˈθetɪkəli/
in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
From this reading "I'm sorry for her," said Patty; "she's so pathetically weary and hopeless-looking."
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
permanentlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrmənəntli/
for a long time without essential change
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
cut with a saw
From this reading So she was, and when Nan saw her, she felt sorry for her, too.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she was, and when Nan saw her, she felt sorry for her, too.
she's
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From this reading "I'm sorry for her," said Patty; "she's so pathetically weary and hopeless-looking."
do one's shopping
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
SLEEVESnounUS /sliːvz/
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
SLIPSnounUS /slɪps/
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm sorry for her," said Patty; "she's so pathetically weary and hopeless-looking."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry for her," said Patty; "she's so pathetically weary and hopeless-looking."
carry out
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading So she was, and when Nan saw her, she felt sorry for her, too.
unkindlyadjective
lacking in sympathy and kindness
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So she was, and when Nan saw her, she felt sorry for her, too.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading "I'm sorry for her," said Patty; "she's so pathetically weary and hopeless-looking."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
at the time that
From this reading So she was, and when Nan saw her, she felt sorry for her, too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SLIPS AND SLEEVES The next morning Nan went with Patty to take the centrepieces back to the embroidery company.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I shall really like to see that woman," said Nan, as they reached the shop.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Couldn't work as fast as you thought?" she said to Patty, not unkindly, but with the hard smile that seemed to be permanently fastened to her face.
