1900
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From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
in addition
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
a youthful male person
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
button-bursting
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From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading The payments on her pension were delayed.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The payments on her pension were delayed.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
Nathan
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From this reading Thus I ultimately rejoined Nathan.
not divisible by two
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The payments on her pension were delayed.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
paymentsnounUS /ˈpeɪmənts/
plural of “payment” — a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading The payments on her pension were delayed.
pensionnounUS /ˈpenʃən/
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading The payments on her pension were delayed.
on the contrary
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading Thus I ultimately rejoined Nathan.
savingsnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋz/
a fund of money put by as a reserve
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
seam-ripping
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From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
slaverynounUS /ˈsleɪvəri/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
the season of growth
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus I ultimately rejoined Nathan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
ultimatelyadverbUS /ˈʌltəmətli/
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading Thus I ultimately rejoined Nathan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ODD STICK I My mother’s savings were exhausted in the spring of 1900.
which person or people
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
widowedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪdoʊd/
single because of death of the spouse
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Rather than submit to the slavery of keeping house for some widowed farmer, she decided to move to Paris also and try to find work in a store.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The good woman was almost alone in the world with a seam-ripping, button-bursting, small boy who demanded to be clothed, fed, educated.
