Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WAYS OF EARNING A LIVING.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

later than; following

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

anew

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am so anxious," said Primrose.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

eagerly desirous

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

concealing something under the ground

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

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From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

-ing form of “earn” — earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading WAYS OF EARNING A LIVING.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

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From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I am so anxious," said Primrose.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading WAYS OF EARNING A LIVING.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WAYS OF EARNING A LIVING.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, Hannah!

on one occasion

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

above your head; in the sky

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I am so anxious," said Primrose.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

lacking in interest or care or feeling

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading WAYS OF EARNING A LIVING.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading That night, after her sisters were in bed, Primrose again sat up late--once again she read her mother's letter; then burying her face in her hands, she sat for a long, long time lost in thought.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Jasmine and Daisy, all unconcerned and unconscious, slept overhead, but Hannah was anxious about her young mistress, and stepped into the drawing-room, and said in her kind voice-- "Hadn't you better be getting your beauty sleep, missie?"