used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I AM SENT AWAY FROM HOME.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
ascertainverbUS /ˌæsərˈteɪn/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I AM SENT AWAY FROM HOME.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
carriernounUS /ˈkæriər/
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not a single word did Peggotty speak.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
set up or found
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I AM SENT AWAY FROM HOME.
destroyed or killed
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I AM SENT AWAY FROM HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AM SENT AWAY FROM HOME.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a single word did Peggotty speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
Peggotty
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From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
pocket-handkerchiefnoun
a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
cut with a saw
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I AM SENT AWAY FROM HOME.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Not a single word did Peggotty speak.
express in speech
From this reading Not a single word did Peggotty speak.
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
staysnounUS /steɪz/
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
up to a particular time
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
precisely as stated
From this reading She took me in both her arms, and squeezed me to her stays until the pressure on my nose was extremely painful, though I never thought of that till afterwards when I found it very tender.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Looking out to ascertain what for, I saw, to my amazement, Peggotty burst from a hedge and climb into the cart.
at the time that
From this reading We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Not a single word did Peggotty speak.
