used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
(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 "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Clayton! how kind you are to me!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
Clayton
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Clayton! how kind you are to me!
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
to come or go into
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
Garth
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From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
Hepshaw
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From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
how
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Clayton! how kind you are to me!
an instinctive motive
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
involuntaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlənteri/
not subject to the control of the will
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
Keblenoun
English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Clayton! how kind you are to me!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Clayton! how kind you are to me!
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Clayton! how kind you are to me!
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-MISTRESS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Clayton! how kind you are to me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
Queenie
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From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
done under pressure
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
an educational institution
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
SCHOOL-MISTRESS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-MISTRESS.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-MISTRESS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Queenie gave a little start and cry of suppressed pleasure, and then the color rushed over her face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
in the company of; together with
From this reading With sudden impulse, as involuntary as it was graceful, she held out her hand to Garth.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask-- Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God."--_Keble._ "In a month from this time you will enter on your new duties as mistress of the Hepshaw girls' school."
