used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
adverseadjectiveUS /ædˈvɜːrs/
contrary to your interests or welfare
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading M. Ferguson was another Mollie, the younger Mollie's aunt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading M. Ferguson was another Mollie, the younger Mollie's aunt.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The brother had died in that evil time when the bottom was dropping out of Sunset.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The brother had died in that evil time when the bottom was dropping out of Sunset.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading The brother had died in that evil time when the bottom was dropping out of Sunset.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading The brother had died in that evil time when the bottom was dropping out of Sunset.
Ferguson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Ferguson was another Mollie, the younger Mollie's aunt.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brother had died in that evil time when the bottom was dropping out of Sunset.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
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 had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. Ferguson was another Mollie, the younger Mollie's aunt.
engage in
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading M. Ferguson was another Mollie, the younger Mollie's aunt.
Mollie's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Ferguson was another Mollie, the younger Mollie's aunt.
motherlessadjectiveUS /ˈmʌðərlɪs/
having no living or known mother
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
not any; not one
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The brother had died in that evil time when the bottom was dropping out of Sunset.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
self-sacrificingadjective
willing to deprive yourself
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
singlehanded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
not in physical motion
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
carry out
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The brother had died in that evil time when the bottom was dropping out of Sunset.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. Ferguson was another Mollie, the younger Mollie's aunt.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The brother had died in that evil time when the bottom was dropping out of Sunset.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Now one can not live an utterly self-sacrificing life to no purpose, so Miss Mollie had a certain sweet dignity that came of much goodness, and a soul at peace with itself.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Ferguson was another Mollie, the younger Mollie's aunt.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
at the time that
From this reading The brother had died in that evil time when the bottom was dropping out of Sunset.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading She had given the best years of her life to her niece; singlehanded she had fought a long fight with adverse circumstances and had won a modest victory.
a late time of life
From this reading Years before while Sunset was still a prosperous mining camp, she had come West to make her home with her brother and to take charge of his motherless child.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading M. Ferguson was another Mollie, the younger Mollie's aunt.
