Alice
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From this reading Alice was sleeping--everything was perfectly still, except the faint crackling of the fire.
(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 No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
in a state of sleep
From this reading It was now past midnight, and baby was once more fast asleep.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
Cottiswoode
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From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
cracklingnounUS /ˈkræklɪŋ/
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading Alice was sleeping--everything was perfectly still, except the faint crackling of the fire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Alice was sleeping--everything was perfectly still, except the faint crackling of the fire.
apart from; not including
From this reading Alice was sleeping--everything was perfectly still, except the faint crackling of the fire.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Alice was sleeping--everything was perfectly still, except the faint crackling of the fire.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading It was now past midnight, and baby was once more fast asleep.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Alice was sleeping--everything was perfectly still, except the faint crackling of the fire.
with resolute determination
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
fleeingverbUS /ˈfliːɪŋ/
-ing form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
the act of giving
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
an instinctive motive
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was now past midnight, and baby was once more fast asleep.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
momentaryadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊmənteri/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
not any; not one
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now past midnight, and baby was once more fast asleep.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
on one occasion
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was now past midnight, and baby was once more fast asleep.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Alice was sleeping--everything was perfectly still, except the faint crackling of the fire.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Alice was sleeping--everything was perfectly still, except the faint crackling of the fire.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
not in physical motion
From this reading Alice was sleeping--everything was perfectly still, except the faint crackling of the fire.
express in words
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then I made up my mind firmly and steadily once more, however I was received there, to go to Cottiswoode, and if my husband did not object, to remain there, that neither of us might lose our child.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading One wild impulse of giving up my baby to him, and fleeing myself to the end of the earth, was too dreadful to be more than momentary.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading No, I would go to Cottiswoode; I would tell him that I had wronged him--I would offer him all the justice it was in my power to give.
