used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
anew
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
ainadjective
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE little girl soon made everyone at Fairnilee happy.
bairnnoun
a child: son or daughter
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
for the reason that
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
doggienounUS /ˈdɔːɡi/
informal terms for dogs
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
every person
From this reading THE little girl soon made everyone at Fairnilee happy.
Fairnilee
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From this reading THE little girl soon made everyone at Fairnilee happy.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
set up or found
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
a young female
From this reading THE little girl soon made everyone at Fairnilee happy.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THE little girl soon made everyone at Fairnilee happy.
only a very short time before
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
Jane
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From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
Kye
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From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE little girl soon made everyone at Fairnilee happy.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE little girl soon made everyone at Fairnilee happy.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
Musgrave
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From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
in the near future
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
Randal
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From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
To recall to mind.
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
express in words
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
in the near future
From this reading THE little girl soon made everyone at Fairnilee happy.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE little girl soon made everyone at Fairnilee happy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Soon the old nurse came to like her near as well as Randal, “her ain bairn” (her own child), as she called him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
at the time that
From this reading They found out that her name was Jane Musgrave, though she could hardly say Musgrave; and they called her Jean, with their Scotch tongues, or “Jean o’ the Kye,” because she came when the cows were driven home again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the summer days, Jean, as she grew older, would follow Randal about like a little doggie.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was far too young to remember her own home, and presently she was crawling up and down the long hall and making friends with Randal.
