(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 She did not see him drink at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not see him drink at all.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
take in liquids
From this reading She did not see him drink at all.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Neither had he drunk at the morning meal.
take in solid food
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
Emily
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From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither had he drunk at the morning meal.
only a very short time before
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
Lavelle
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From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Neither had he drunk at the morning meal.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Neither had he drunk at the morning meal.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither had he drunk at the morning meal.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
the middle of the day
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
cut with a saw
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She did not see him drink at all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
straightenverbUS /ˈstreɪtən/
straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Watching him, she saw that he ate hardly as much as the little that passed her lips.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
the words that are spoken
From this reading As she recalled this his words as he had given her the water in the night came back: "I will straighten it out."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Emily would not eat until at noon that day Lavelle commanded her to do so.
