Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

later than; following

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

anew

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

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

From this reading EMPTY AND FURNISHED.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

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

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

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From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

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

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

a youthful male person

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

in a cheerful manner

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

a small house with a single story

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

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From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading EMPTY AND FURNISHED.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

start firing a weapon

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading EMPTY AND FURNISHED.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

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

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

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

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

the act of retaining something

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

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

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

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

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

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

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

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

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

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

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

on one occasion

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

and nothing more

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

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

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

with tenderness; in a tender manner

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "O mother, if you had only seen it before the fire!" exclaimed Nelly; "it was beautiful--quite beautiful--so much better furnished than any of ours!"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

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

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

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

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

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

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

at the time that

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And I can see," she added, rising and opening the back-door, through which she could view the garden, "that great pains were once taken here."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "It will be beautiful again," said Dame Desley, cheerfully; "my boy only wants a little more Time-money when his strength is perfectly restored.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You find the poor cottage in a sad state," was Dick's melancholy observation, as his mother, after the first loving greeting, seated herself at his side, holding his thin hand in her own, and looking tenderly at his pale features.