(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 When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
Bessie
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From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading "I have come from Brook.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have come from Brook.
drawing-room
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From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "I observed that you were not at the evening service.
Fairfax
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From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
FAIRFIELD
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From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I have come from Brook.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have come from Brook.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have come from Brook.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
Latimer's
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From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
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 _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no!" said Bessie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I observed that you were not at the evening service.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "I observed that you were not at the evening service.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh no!" said Bessie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh no!" said Bessie.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "I observed that you were not at the evening service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
not in physical motion
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I observed that you were not at the evening service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
in or at that place or location
From this reading When I had seen them all at home my father carried me off there to tea."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
at the time that
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _AT FAIRFIELD._ "We thought you were lost," was Lady Latimer's greeting to Bessie Fairfax when she entered the Fairfield drawing-room, tired with her long walk, but still in buoyant spirits.
