used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
(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 After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
boarding-house
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From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
Cameron
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From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can I tell her!" she sighed.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
take in solid food
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
Elsie
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From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
foolishnessnounUS /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
homesickadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmsɪk/
longing to return home
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
How
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From this reading "How can I tell her!" she sighed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How can I tell her!" she sighed.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
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 She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
a female domestic
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
absolutely essential
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
only a very short time before
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "How can I tell her!" she sighed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
express in words
From this reading "How can I tell her!" she sighed.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
precisely as stated
From this reading After all, it was very sweet, this foolishness of these Southern people, and it somehow made her homesick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew this mother had scarcely enough to eat, but to her bread was of small importance, flowers necessary to life.
at the time that
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT HEART The next morning, when Elsie reached the obscure boarding-house at which Mrs. Cameron stopped, the mother had gone to the market to buy a bunch of roses to place beside her boy's cot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
YankeenounUS /ˈjæŋki/
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading As Elsie awaited her return, the practical little Yankee maid thought with a pang of the tenderness and folly of such people.
