used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
(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 “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
any thing at all
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
dearly loved
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
can't
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From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
else
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From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
divisible by two
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
made afraid
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
coins made of gold
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
How
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From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
isn't
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From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
and nothing more
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
Polly
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From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
shan't
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From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
Sylvia
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From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
very small
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
at the time that
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “Besides it is absurd and wicked of Sylvia to have frightened you so and I shan’t forgive her, even if she has been good as gold to me all her life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was several days later and Polly was in her small sitting room with her mother and Sylvia.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There isn’t anything else in the world you could ask that I would not agree to, but even you must see that this is out of the question.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading How can I give up my part and go away from New York just when I am beginning to be a tiny bit successful?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But, my beloved mother, you really can’t expect such a sacrifice of me.
