used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seemed a long time to me.”
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Perhaps it would be agreeable to my health.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
react verbally
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps it would be agreeable to my health.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
criticallyadverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəli/
in a critical manner
From this reading The mother was viewing her child critically while speaking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Perhaps it would be agreeable to my health.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mother was viewing her child critically while speaking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed a long time to me.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It seemed a long time to me.”
for more time
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed a long time to me.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
not any; not one
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it would be agreeable to my health.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed a long time to me.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The mother was viewing her child critically while speaking.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
carry out
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It seemed a long time to me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed a long time to me.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
viewingnounUS /ˈvjuːɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The mother was viewing her child critically while speaking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, mother, I could not stay away any longer from you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, my child, in your letter you said you was happy and would stay two weeks, as your uncle and cousins would not take ‘no’ for an answer and wished we should come and live with them; and I was nearly making up my mind to go up there for a while and see the country.
