used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
achieveverbUS /əˈtʃiːv/
to gain with effort
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
Alice-doll
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From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
any thing at all
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear me!
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
Dorothy
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From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
DotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading I just know I never can, Dot!"
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
at any time
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
huggingnounUS /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
I'm
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From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
and nothing more
From this reading I just know I never can, Dot!"
Kenway
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From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I just know I never can, Dot!"
laceverbUS /leɪs/
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
for more time
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear me!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
no person; not anyone
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
and nothing more
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
recurring again and again
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
SOVEREIGNSnounUS /ˈsɑːvrənz/
plural of “sovereign” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
Tess
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From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
propel through the air
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND "I never can learn them in the wide, wide world!
wrappingnounUS /ˈræpɪŋ/
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
From this reading "I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," she repeated, hugging the Alice-doll a little closer and wrapping the lace "throw" carefully about the shoulders of her favorite child.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm dreadfully sorry for you, Tess," responded Dorothy Kenway--only nobody ever called her by her full name, for she really was too small to achieve the dignity of anything longer than "Dot."
