used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
any thing at all
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
terminate
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was when the letters came.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
temporary military shelter
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
IT'S
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From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
go away from a place
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
the literary culture
From this reading It was when the letters came.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
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 This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
information about recent and important events
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
being perceived or observed
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
and nothing more
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
cut with a saw
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
express in words
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
SNAILnounUS /sneɪl/
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
Taisy
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From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
Taisy's
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From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
a special situation
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'IT'S ANOTHER SNAIL' It was the next morning at breakfast that another strange thing happened.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
at the time that
From this reading It was when the letters came.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But I had not noticed anything about Taisy's, and when a queer kind of little gasp made me look round at her, my first thought was that there was bad news of papa, which some one had somehow sent first to her--Taisy--for her to 'break it,' as they say, to mamma.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This morning there were only two: one for mamma--a long one, it seemed, but not a foreign one, as I saw by a glance at the thick paper while she was reading it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We did not get them quite so early as at home, for it would have brought the postman a good deal out of his way to come down to the Hut, so it had been arranged for him to leave them at the lodge, and for them to be sent on from there.
