Chapter XXI

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

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

later than; following

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

(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 All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

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

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

any thing at all

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

for the reason that

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

a young person of either sex

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

clothing in general

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

a female human offspring

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

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From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

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

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

set up or found

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

a young female

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

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

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

longing to return home

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

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

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

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

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

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From this reading MAUDE.

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

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

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

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

be obedient to

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

Identical; not different.

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

an educational institution

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

plural of “schoolmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

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

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

refer for judgment or consideration

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

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

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

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

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

except if; if not

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

precisely as stated

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

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

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

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

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

(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 If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

at the time that

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

in or at the place that

From this reading School life was very hard for Maude in a great many ways, and she had been more homesick than any of the other girls,--not so much because she wanted to see her father and mother as because she wanted to go where she could have her own way and do as she pleased.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading All her life she had been accustomed to having her own way, and after such training it was very hard for her to submit to the same rules to which the other girls had to submit, and to obey her teachers.

which person or people

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a new experience to her to find that her fine clothes did not win for her any esteem, and that unless she showed herself kind and obliging to her schoolmates, they did not care to have anything to do with her.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If Maude's mother could have looked into the school and watched her little daughter for a day, I am sure she would have found it hard to believe that she was the same child as the selfish, self-willed little girl, who had made every one else miserable as well as herself if she could not have her own way when she was at home.