the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
dinner-things
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From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
death of a person
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
go away from a place
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
and nothing more
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
express in words
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
in the near future
From this reading Never mind me, I shall soon be dead and cold in my grave."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Oh, my dear mother, pray, pray do not talk like this!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
the upper part of anything
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
precisely as stated
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I am only your poor, weak mother, and what I say or do matters very little.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear mother, I must go and put away the dinner-things; but I do not like to leave you like this."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, pray go, madam; and follow your own fancies to the top of your bent.
