used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
(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 “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
arm-chairs
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From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
bureausnounUS /ˈbjʊroʊz/
plural of “bureau” — an administrative unit of government
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
cambricnoun
a finely woven white linen
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
christenedverbUS /ˈkrɪsənd/
past form of “christen” — administer baptism to
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
cobwebnounUS /ˈkɑːbweb/
a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
dearly loved
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
Drusilla
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From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
Drusilla's
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From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
laceverbUS /leɪs/
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
LyonnounUS /ˈlaɪən/
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
engage in
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
Matty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
overhauledverbUS /ˈoʊvərhɔːld/
past form of “overhaul” — travel past
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
revivingadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ/
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
robenounUS /roʊb/
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
serener
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From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “Set it down here at my feet, Matty, and go,” said Miss Lyon, sinking into one of the arm-chairs.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Opposite to her sat Drusilla, and between them, of course, lay the sleeping babe in the cradle.
a Caucasian
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now has descended a serener hour, And with reviving fortunes.—SHELLEY.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
work-basket
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Anna entered Drusilla’s room, followed by Matty, bearing a large work-basket filled with cambric white as snow, and lace as fine as cobweb.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Here, my dear,” said Anna, calling the young mother’s attention to the contents of the basket, “I have overhauled all my bureaus and boxes in search of these materials; for you know if our baby is to be christened on Sunday next he must have a fine robe, and you and I must set to work immediately to make it.”
