used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
(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 All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
amendsnounUS /əˈmendz/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
BrownienounUS /ˈbraʊni/
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading The Brownie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
diminishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
impaired by diminution
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
increase twofold
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
Ellen
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From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
Ellen's
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From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
divisible by two
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
Fortune'snounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
not in action or at work
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
immediately past
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
mendingnounUS /ˈmendɪŋ/
garments that must be repaired
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
rummagingverbUS /ˈrʌmɪdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “rummage” — search haphazardly
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
in the near future
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
not in physical motion
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Brownie.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
in the direction of
From this reading In the course of time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
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 time Miss Fortune showed signs of mending; and at last, towards the latter end of April, she was able to come downstairs.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ellen's joy was, however, soon diminished by the terrible rummaging which took place.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading All parties hailed this event, for different reasons; even Nancy was growing tired of her regular life, and willing to have a change.
but in spite of that
From this reading Miss Fortune's hands were yet obliged to lie still, but her eyes did double duty; _they_ were never known to be idle in the best of times, and it seemed to Ellen now as if they were taking amends for all their weeks of forced rest.
