used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
anew
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
(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 “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
any thing at all
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
doubtedverbUS /ˈdaʊtɪd/
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
Eva
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From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
a young female
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
gran'ther
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From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
heededverbUS /ˈhiːdəd/
past form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
how
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From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE WORLD WELL LOST.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
pillowsnounUS /ˈpɪloʊz/
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
only a very short time before
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
carry out
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLD WELL LOST.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
accept gladly
From this reading She had met at least a welcome there, but she was ill and sinking with fatigue, so she scarcely heeded anything.
(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 THE WORLD WELL LOST.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
in or at the place that
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading There is no place for little Eva in all the wide, cruel world!” moaned the poor girl from among the pillows, where she had lain for a week following her return to Weston.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE WORLD WELL LOST.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a week they doubted if she would live to take up the weary burden of her shadowed life again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, how good you all have been to me, but I wish you had let me die and go to heaven with dear old gran’ther!
