used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
(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 I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
can't
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From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
daresay
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From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
dearly loved
From this reading "Now, my dear George!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
don't
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From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
dressing-table
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From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
fanverbUS /fæn/
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
start firing a weapon
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Now, my dear George!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
ice-house
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From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
and nothing more
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
Justine
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From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
immediately past
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
Letty
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From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
a particular point in time
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, my dear George!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
not any; not one
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
no person; not anyone
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, my dear George!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
express in words
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
that's
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From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
interact in a certain way
From this reading "Of course I can't help seeing that you don't treat me as you ought to do.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading My room felt like an ice-house--Justine tells me nobody has slept there for months--and no fire until just the moment I arrived; and--and no flowers on the dressing-table--no little _attentions_, in fact.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
vehemencenounUS /ˈviːəməns/
intensity or forcefulness of expression
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
wasn't
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From this reading I don't want to complain of Letty--I daresay she was taken by surprise--but all I can say as to her reception of me last night is, that it wasn't pretty--that's all; it wasn't _pretty_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I do think I may claim at least that you should remember I am your _mother_!"--the speaker raised a fan from her knee, and used it with some vehemence.
