(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
bracedadjectiveUS /breɪst/
positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
clothing in general
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
conciseadjectiveUS /kənˈsaɪs/
expressing much in few words
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading You see ’the other one’ was here for two days.
dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/
having lost your job
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
at any time
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
set up or found
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You see ’the other one’ was here for two days.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
I've
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From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
Leah
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From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
go away from a place
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You see ’the other one’ was here for two days.
ordealnounUS /ɔːrˈdiːl/
a severe or trying experience
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading You see ’the other one’ was here for two days.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see ’the other one’ was here for two days.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She found out that I had burned some of her old clothes—Miss Joy had told me to—and so she discharged me and told me to leave the place immediately.
hard to endure
From this reading "She got angry on account of my ’trying to run her,’ she said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You see ’the other one’ was here for two days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leah had braced herself for the ordeal and was now quick, alert and concise.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I’ve always been able to manage her for one day, but the second day she seemed to be much stronger, and it was worse than it has ever been before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see ’the other one’ was here for two days.
