used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His tongue was ever stubborn at loving with words.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
corsets
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From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading With Hetty it was different.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
put on clothes
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
at any time
From this reading His tongue was ever stubborn at loving with words.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
destroyed or killed
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
half-smothered
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From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
Hetty
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From this reading With Hetty it was different.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tongue was ever stubborn at loving with words.
be the source of pain
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With Hetty it was different.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading His tongue was ever stubborn at loving with words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
print-dress
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From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
scoldingnounUS /ˈskoʊldɪŋ/
rebuking a person harshly
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
starchedverbUS /stɑːrtʃt/
past form of “starch” — stiffen with starch
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading His tongue was ever stubborn at loving with words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her corsets hurt me and her starched print-dress was harsh; I was glad when she left off and set me down on the bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading His tongue was ever stubborn at loving with words.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
on a floor above
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
wakened
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From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His tongue was ever stubborn at loving with words.
at the time that
From this reading When my father had wakened and let me out of his arms to go upstairs and dress, she caught me into her bosom and half-smothered me, scolding and comforting by turns.
in or at the place that
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading My father never asked me why I had run away or where I had gone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His tongue was ever stubborn at loving with words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading His tongue was ever stubborn at loving with words.
