used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading In softened tones, Mrs. Gray now addressed the young girl.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
chideverbUS /tʃaɪd/
censure severely or angrily
From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
at any time
From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
a young female
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In softened tones, Mrs. Gray now addressed the young girl.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
Jane
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From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
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 Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
lothadjectiveUS /lɑːθ/
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
peevishadjectiveUS /ˈpiːvɪʃ/
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
without speaking
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
softenedadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːfənd/
toned down
From this reading In softened tones, Mrs. Gray now addressed the young girl.
step-mother
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From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading In softened tones, Mrs. Gray now addressed the young girl.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
in the direction of
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading If Rachel ventured to chide Mary, though ever so slightly, her step-mother sharply checked her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mrs. Gray had never cared about Mary Jones; she had always thought her what she was indeed--a sickly and peevish child.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Mary took it as a matter of course, Jane wondered, Rachel well knew what had wrought such a change; but she said nothing, and watched silently.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But now her heart yearned towards the young girl, she herself would have been loth to confess why.
