alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
clothing in general
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
clothes-basket
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From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
contriving
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From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
daren't
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From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
Essie
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From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
grip-sack
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From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
Hessie
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From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
HobbsnounUS /hɑːbz/
notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
Kirke
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From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
launderedverbUS /ˈlɔːndərd/
past form of “launder” — cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
go away from a place
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
LUZIA
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From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
mountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
obstinateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbstənət/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
ome
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From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
uttered with a trill
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
roly-polynoun
a rotund individual
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
Rowe
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From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
SANTAnounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
selvesnounUS /selvz/
plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
deliver by singing
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
starchedverbUS /stɑːrtʃt/
past form of “starch” — stiffen with starch
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
strapnounUS /stræp/
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hessie is that contriving of mischief, an’ such an obstinate child.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
wash-man
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From this reading Miss Hobbs was bringing home some starched clothes too fine to be laundered by Sing High, the “wash-man;” and beside her walked her roly-poly niece and nephew, Essie and Harry.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Wednesday morning had arrived, and Kirke was upon the side porch helping his mother strap her grip-sack.
wheezed
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From this reading “I daren’t leave them at ’ome by their little selves, Mrs. Rowe,” she wheezed in mounting the steps.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SANTA LUZIA “Here comes Miss Hobbs, mamma, rolling along with the clothes-basket.”
