anew
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
(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 four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading The lady did the cooking herself.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The lady did the cooking herself.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
apart from; not including
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
frecklesnounUS /ˈfrekəlz/
plural of “freckle” — a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
a young female
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The lady did the cooking herself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The people to whom I went were Jews.
idioticadjectiveUS /ˌɪdiˈɑːtɪk/
insanely irresponsible
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
JewsnounUS /dʒuːz/
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading The people to whom I went were Jews.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady did the cooking herself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people to whom I went were Jews.
on the contrary
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
reddishadjectiveUS /ˈredɪʃ/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
an educational institution
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
carry out
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people to whom I went were Jews.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading I had to take the three elder children to school and fetch them home again, to tidy the rooms and to keep the kitchen in order.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The people to whom I went were Jews.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The people to whom I went were Jews.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people to whom I went were Jews.
which person or people
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The people to whom I went were Jews.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mistress with her dark hair and dark eyes seemed beautiful to me.
a late time of life
From this reading The four children--three boys and one girl--had all rather reddish hair and freckles, except one of the boys, who was seven years old and idiotic.
