used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
EdgarnounUS /ˈedɡər/
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
FieldingnounUS /ˈfiːldɪŋ/
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
a young female
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should not have said that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
joined in matrimony
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
maturedadjectiveUS /məˈtjʊrd/
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
maturitynounUS /məˈtʃʊrəti/
the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I should not have said that.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should not have said that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I should not have said that.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
(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 She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
at the time that
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
