Chapter VI · Chapter 6

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

quickly and without warning

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

later than; following

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

(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 certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

put into a proper or systematic order

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

for the reason that

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

make calm or still

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

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From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

patterned with alternating squares of color

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

a young person of either sex

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

deem to be

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

dearly loved

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

the failure to obey

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

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From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

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From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

at any time

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

opinion or judgment

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

past form of “foster” — promote the growth of

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

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From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

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From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

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From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

plural of “indulgence” — an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the early stage of growth or development

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

a lack of gratitude

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

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 Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

held dear

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

a woman of refinement

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

informal terms for a mother

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

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From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

as might be expected

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

suggestive of sexual impropriety

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

not any; not one

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

and nothing more

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

above and across; more than

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

a human being

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

in a shy or timid or bashful manner

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

in the direction of

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

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From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

without doubt; certainly

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

third-person singular of “unite” — act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

not subject to restraint

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

a hole for the escape of gas or air

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

precisely as stated

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Undoubtedly, my dear, for it unites the crime of ingratitude to that of disobedience; besides, it is cruel and unnatural to be guilty of insolence and hard-heartedness towards the hand which has reared and fostered us all our lives--which has loved us in despite of our faults--watched over our infancy--instructed our childhood--nursed us in sickness, and prayed for us before we could pray for ourselves."

at the time that

From this reading "My mamma has done all this for me a thousand times," cried Matilda, bursting into tears of bitter contrition, which, for some time, Mrs. Harewood suffered to flow unrestrained; at length she checked herself, but it was only to vent her sorrow by self-accusation--"Oh, ma'am! you cannot think how very ill I have behaved to my dear, dear mother--I have been saucy to her, and bad to every body about me; many a time have I vexed her on purpose; and when she scolded me, I was so pert and disobedient--you can form no idea how bad I was.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

which person or people

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

the act of deducting from an employee's salary

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading "But surely, dear Mrs. Harewood, it is worse for an _own_ child to behave ill to a parent than any other person?"

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "I certainly should consider it my duty to punish her for her disobedience, by withholding my usual expressions of love and my general indulgences from her; but I should undoubtedly forgive her, because, in the first place, God has commanded me to forgive all trespasses, and in the second, my heart would be drawn naturally towards my own child."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Matilda, after a long silence, in which she was endeavouring, but in vain, to arrange her ideas and calm the incessant beating of her heart, said, timidly and abruptly, with her eyes fixed on the carpet--"Do you think, ma'am, that if Ellen had ever been very, _very_ naughty and saucy to _you_, who are so good to _her_, that you could ever really in your heart forgive her?"