filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Please, dear Lavinia----" "You would rather not be questioned?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, please, dear Miss Peacock----" "I gave you leave to call me Lavinia."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "But, please, dear Miss Peacock----" "I gave you leave to call me Lavinia."
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
dearly loved
From this reading "But, please, dear Miss Peacock----" "I gave you leave to call me Lavinia."
in a free manner
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "But, please, dear Miss Peacock----" "I gave you leave to call me Lavinia."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You understand that in my position.
Jessie
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From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
Lavinia
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From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
go away from a place
From this reading "But, please, dear Miss Peacock----" "I gave you leave to call me Lavinia."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
engage in
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I would much, much rather not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You understand that in my position.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Please, dear Lavinia----" "You would rather not be questioned?"
PeacocknounUS /ˈpiːkɑːk/
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "But, please, dear Miss Peacock----" "I gave you leave to call me Lavinia."
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading You understand that in my position.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Please, dear Lavinia----" "You would rather not be questioned?"
on the contrary
From this reading "Please, dear Lavinia----" "You would rather not be questioned?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
be seated
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You understand that in my position.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You understand that in my position.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Please, dear Lavinia----" "You would rather not be questioned?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I AM AFRAID" "Jessie," said Miss Lavinia Peacock, turning to her little friend, "I want you to sit here, to make yourself thoroughly comfortable, and allow me to question you freely."
