(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 All that she could say was: "It mun be so."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
react verbally
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked at last.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I asked at last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But she could find no words to bring home to my intelligence the confidence that was hers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading But she could find no words to bring home to my intelligence the confidence that was hers.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But she could find no words to bring home to my intelligence the confidence that was hers.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading But she could find no words to bring home to my intelligence the confidence that was hers.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But she could find no words to bring home to my intelligence the confidence that was hers.
how
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From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked at last.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading But she could find no words to bring home to my intelligence the confidence that was hers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All that she could say was: "It mun be so."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
immediately past
From this reading I asked at last.
engage in
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
mun
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From this reading All that she could say was: "It mun be so."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
not any; not one
From this reading But she could find no words to bring home to my intelligence the confidence that was hers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
on one occasion
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
express in words
From this reading All that she could say was: "It mun be so."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All that she could say was: "It mun be so."
stupiditynounUS /stuːˈpɪdɪtiː/
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she could find no words to bring home to my intelligence the confidence that was hers.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
showing curiosity
From this reading She did not answer at once, and I knew that she was wondering at my stupidity, and considering how best she could make me understand.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But she could find no words to bring home to my intelligence the confidence that was hers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But how can you be sure that the right people get your milk?"
