used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
anew
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
react verbally
From this reading But there was no answer, and Mamma looked around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But there was no answer, and Mamma looked around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no answer, and Mamma looked around.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
countenancesnounUS /ˈkaʊntənənsɪz/
plural of “countenance” — the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
faintedverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪd/
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
fanverbUS /fæn/
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
fannedadjectiveUS /fænd/
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
made afraid
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
Hannah
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From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But there was no answer, and Mamma looked around.
loungeverbUS /laʊndʒ/
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
match-girl's
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From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no answer, and Mamma looked around.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
and nothing more
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
palm-leaf
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From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
Posynoun
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
pumpverbUS /pʌmp/
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
not in physical motion
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was no answer, and Mamma looked around.
male cat
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was no answer, and Mamma looked around.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading So Mrs. Winton bathed the child’s forehead with cold water, and Hannah fanned her with a palm-leaf fan.
(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 “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
a Caucasian
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
Winton
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From this reading “Don’t be frightened,” said Mrs. Winton, as she caught sight of their faces, that were almost as pale as the little match-girl’s; “she has only fainted and will be well again in a few minutes.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading TOM and Posy watched little Nancy with distressed countenances as she lay on the lounge so still and white.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tom,” said Mamma, “I wish you would bring me a pitcher of cold water fresh from the pump.”
