used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
react verbally
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How long have you been observing this wonderful wonder?" asked Juno.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "How long have you been observing this wonderful wonder?" asked Juno.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
ColumbianounUS /kəˈlʌmbiə/
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
enlighteningadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənɪŋ/
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
set up or found
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How long have you been observing this wonderful wonder?" asked Juno.
HeightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
How
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From this reading "How long have you been observing this wonderful wonder?" asked Juno.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
JunonounUS /ˈdʒuːnoʊ/
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
From this reading "How long have you been observing this wonderful wonder?" asked Juno.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
for more time
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
a particular point in time
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
Nelly
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From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
Nelly's
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From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
not any; not one
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
observingadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading "How long have you been observing this wonderful wonder?" asked Juno.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
Peggy
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From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
Polly
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From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
with low volume
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
Rosalie
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From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
sagelyadverb
in a wise manner
From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
cut with a saw
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
SEVERNDALE
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From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
not in physical motion
From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How long have you been observing this wonderful wonder?" asked Juno.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
truthfuladjectiveUS /ˈtruːθfəl/
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
we've
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From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "I think Peggy Stewart has held my interest from the first moment we came to live at Severndale," was Nelly's perfectly truthful, though not wholly enlightening, answer.
Wilmot
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From this reading AT SEVERNDALE "My goodness!" cried Rosalie, "I thought I knew Peggy Stewart, but the Peggy Stewart we know at Columbia Heights, and the Peggy Stewart we saw at Wilmot, and the Peggy Stewart we've found here are three different people!"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "She is a wonder no matter where you find her," said Nelly quietly, "and she grows to be more and more of a wonder the longer you know her."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "How long have you been observing this wonderful wonder?" asked Juno.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
you'll
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From this reading "And if you stay here long enough you'll know still another Peggy Stewart," nodded Polly sagely.
