used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
in actual fact
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
Advocate'snounUS /ˈædvəkəts/
possessive form of “advocate” — a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
ALMER
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
creepsnounUS /kriːps/
a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
Denise
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
Dionetta
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From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
don't
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From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
the local environment
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
precisely as stated
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
(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 THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
at the time that
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
a Caucasian
From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
