aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
in the past
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
(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 have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
ardentlyadverbUS /ˈɑːrdəntli/
in an ardent manner
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
behaviournounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
chasteadjectiveUS /tʃeɪst/
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
CommandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
a female human offspring
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
being one more than ten
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
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 have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
held dear
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
MurderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
opposedadjectiveUS /əˈpoʊzd/
being in opposition or having an opponent
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
on the contrary
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
express in words
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
a special situation
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
at the time that
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
which person or people
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Commander of the faithful, this murdered lady was my wife, daughter of this old man, who is my uncle by the father's side.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading And on my part I ardently loved her, and in every thing rather anticipated than opposed her wishes.
a late time of life
From this reading She was not above twelve years old, when eleven years ago he gave her to me.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have three children by her, all boys, yet alive, and I must do her the justice to say, that she never gave me the least occasion for offence; she was chaste, of good behaviour, and made it her whole business to please me.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband.
