used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas!” said Rosebud, “I have now nothing to bestow.
(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 I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
bestowverbUS /bɪˈstoʊ/
present
From this reading “Alas!” said Rosebud, “I have now nothing to bestow.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
fishermen's
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From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
FLOWER-GARDEN
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From this reading THE FLOWER-GARDEN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Alas!” said Rosebud, “I have now nothing to bestow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Pretty little Rosebud,” said he, “what troubles you, I pray?”
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Pretty little Rosebud,” said he, “what troubles you, I pray?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Pretty little Rosebud,” said he, “what troubles you, I pray?”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
MyrtlenounUS /ˈmɜːrtəl/
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Alas!” said Rosebud, “I have now nothing to bestow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Alas!” said Rosebud, “I have now nothing to bestow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pretty little Rosebud,” said he, “what troubles you, I pray?”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Pretty little Rosebud,” said he, “what troubles you, I pray?”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
RosebudnounUS /ˈroʊzbəd/
the bud of a rose
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Pretty little Rosebud,” said he, “what troubles you, I pray?”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
sorrowfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɑːroʊfəl/
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading One day Myrtle met Rosebud coming from the fishermen’s huts, looking quite sorrowful.
a state of acute pain
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLOWER-GARDEN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Alas!” said Rosebud, “I have now nothing to bestow.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “Pretty little Rosebud,” said he, “what troubles you, I pray?”
weepsverbUS /wiːps/
third-person singular of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Pretty little Rosebud,” said he, “what troubles you, I pray?”
which person or people
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pretty little Rosebud,” said he, “what troubles you, I pray?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I have seen a little lame child, and a poor, suffering, sick young maiden, and a pale woman, dressed all in black, who weeps every day.
