addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
(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 The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
binderynoun
a workshop where books are bound
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
chartsnounUS /tʃɑːrts/
plural of “chart” — a visual display of information
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It was not fair to others.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
hand-bound
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From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
How
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From this reading How long would they remain there?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not fair to others.
and nothing more
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
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 How long would they remain there?
Lucile
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From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
a particular point in time
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not fair to others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
others
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From this reading It was not fair to others.
overburdenedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərˈbɜːrdənd/
heavily burdened with work or cares
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
PortlandnounUS /ˈpɔːrtlənd/
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading How long would they remain there?
resourcesnounUS /ˈriːsɔːrsɪz/
plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
precisely, exactly
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
in or at that place or location
From this reading How long would they remain there?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How long would they remain there?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To go on as she had been day after day, each day adding some new responsibility to her already overburdened shoulders, was to invite disaster.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading That she had reached the limit of her resources, her power to reason and to endure, Lucile knew right well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The set of Shakespeare, the volume of Portland charts, the hand-bound volume from the bindery and this book just taken from the summer home of the millionaire, were all for the moment in the hands of the old man and the child.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How long would they remain there?
