used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
anew
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I guess I behaved quite well at the table.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
bashfuladjectiveUS /ˈbæʃfəl/
self-consciously timid
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading I guess I behaved quite well at the table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
dearly loved
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
didn't
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From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
Dorry's
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From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess I behaved quite well at the table.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading WILLIAM HENRY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll tell you why.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
engage in
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I guess I behaved quite well at the table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
express in words
From this reading I’ll tell you why.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading * * * * * MY DEAR GRANDMOTHER,-- I am back again, and had a good time; but came back hungry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first time I sat down to table I felt bashful, and Dorry’s mother said a great deal about my having a small appetite, and afterwards I didn’t like to make her think it was a large one.
(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 I guess I behaved quite well at the table.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I’ll tell you why.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM HENRY.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll tell you why.
