used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading THE SICK CHAMBER.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
a special loved one
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
divisible by two
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it, my pet?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
immediately past
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
in motion
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “What is it, my pet?”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading THE SICK CHAMBER.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
not in physical motion
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
syllablenounUS /ˈsɪləbəl/
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SICK CHAMBER.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it, my pet?”
at the time that
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
a Caucasian
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, “Papa,” with a lingering on the last syllable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
but in spite of that
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
