used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Willis lived at home with her mother.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Miss Willis’s father had died when she was a baby.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
defrayed
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From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Miss Willis’s father had died when she was a baby.
economynounUS /ɪˈkɑːnəmi/
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
expenditurenounUS /ɪkˈspendətʃər/
money paid out; an amount spent
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
expensesnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Miss Willis’s father had died when she was a baby.
five-dollar
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From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Willis’s father had died when she was a baby.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
for this reason
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Willis lived at home with her mother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Miss Willis lived at home with her mother.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They owned their small house.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Miss Willis lived at home with her mother.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
Marion's
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From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
meagreadjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Willis lived at home with her mother.
a particular point in time
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Miss Willis lived at home with her mother.
obligatoryadjectiveUS /əˈblɪɡətɔːri/
morally or legally constraining or binding
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
and nothing more
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading They owned their small house.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Willis’s father had died when she was a baby.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They owned their small house.
strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
a quantity of money
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They owned their small house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They owned their small house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The other expenses were defrayed from the daughter’s salary; hence strict economy was obligatory, and the expenditure of every five-dollar bill was a matter of moment.
at the time that
From this reading Miss Willis’s father had died when she was a baby.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The meagre sum of money which he left had sufficed to keep his widow and only child from want until Marion’s majority.
WillisnounUS /ˈwɪlɪs/
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading Miss Willis lived at home with her mother.
Willis'snounUS /ˈwɪlɪsɪz/
possessive form of “willis” — English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading Miss Willis’s father had died when she was a baby.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Willis lived at home with her mother.
