Chapter VI

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

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

(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 Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

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

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

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

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

any thing at all

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

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

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

relatively low in price or charging low prices

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

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From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

providing freedom from worry

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

a young female

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

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

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

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

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

the lack of knowledge or education

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

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

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

plural of “inside” — the region that is inside of something

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

lacking natural ease

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

a female domestic

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

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 Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

used to form the superlative

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

your grandmother

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

according to the clock

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

above and across; more than

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

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

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

a person, without saying who

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

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

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A seven o'clock breakfast must be ready for Nan and Lucy, and the one morning that she left it to Chloe the girls had to go off with nothing more comforting on their little insides than cold bread and milk.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

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

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

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

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

hard to endure

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

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

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading CHLOE To Helen had fallen the most difficult and trying part of the program: training a cheap, country servant to the ways of civilization.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

at the time that

From this reading That was when the new maid had first arrived and Helen had not sounded the depths of her incompetence and ignorance.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Many times did she think of Miss Louise's trained monkey as she labored with Chloe, with whom she had to start all over every day.

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

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What would you have done in your own home if you had had to have an early breakfast for someone?" asked Helen, curious to know if the girl knew how to do anything.