used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Mrs. Williams was rather in a way, poor body, that morning.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Mary was worse and worse, with a flushed face and shocking cough, and nothing would please her mother but that it was inflammation, and the child would die.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
coughverbUS /kɑːf/
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Mary was worse and worse, with a flushed face and shocking cough, and nothing would please her mother but that it was inflammation, and the child would die.
having made preparations
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Mary was worse and worse, with a flushed face and shocking cough, and nothing would please her mother but that it was inflammation, and the child would die.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Mary was worse and worse, with a flushed face and shocking cough, and nothing would please her mother but that it was inflammation, and the child would die.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
greenhousenounUS /ˈɡriːnhaʊs/
a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
hooping-cough
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From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
how
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From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
inflammationnounUS /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
From this reading Mary was worse and worse, with a flushed face and shocking cough, and nothing would please her mother but that it was inflammation, and the child would die.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
go away from a place
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
engage in
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mrs. Williams was rather in a way, poor body, that morning.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Williams was rather in a way, poor body, that morning.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mary was worse and worse, with a flushed face and shocking cough, and nothing would please her mother but that it was inflammation, and the child would die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
and nothing more
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Mary was worse and worse, with a flushed face and shocking cough, and nothing would please her mother but that it was inflammation, and the child would die.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Mrs. Williams was rather in a way, poor body, that morning.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
on the contrary
From this reading Mrs. Williams was rather in a way, poor body, that morning.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
Sara
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From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
shockingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːkɪŋ/
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading Mary was worse and worse, with a flushed face and shocking cough, and nothing would please her mother but that it was inflammation, and the child would die.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
in the near future
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Williams was rather in a way, poor body, that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
a special situation
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mrs. Williams was rather in a way, poor body, that morning.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
at the time that
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
which person or people
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day I had something to do in the village, which was only about half a mile from the Park gates; but little Sara, when I asked her to go with me, had got some piece of business to her fancy in the greenhouse, and was not disposed to leave it, so I went off by myself.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It is quite the strangest thing in the world, among those sort of people, how soon they make up their minds that their children are to die.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Mary was worse and worse, with a flushed face and shocking cough, and nothing would please her mother but that it was inflammation, and the child would die.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I went in, as I passed the lodge, to ask for little Mary Williams, who had a cough which I quite expected would turn to hooping-cough, though her mother would not believe it (I turned out to be right, of course).
