used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
(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 "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
from appearances alone
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are exceedingly palatable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
CandynounUS /ˈkændi/
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
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a young person of either sex
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
a female human offspring
From this reading You--why you might really be a gentleman's daughter," he drawled.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
drawledverbUS /drɔːld/
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading You--why you might really be a gentleman's daughter," he drawled.
EnterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
to an extreme degree
From this reading They are exceedingly palatable.
gentleman'snounUS /ˈdʒentəlmʌnz/
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading You--why you might really be a gentleman's daughter," he drawled.
a young female
From this reading "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
GrowsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
how
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From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'll
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From this reading "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You--why you might really be a gentleman's daughter," he drawled.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
occupantnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənt/
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
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palatableadjectiveUS /ˈpælətəbəl/
acceptable to the taste or mind
From this reading They are exceedingly palatable.
peddlingnounUS /ˈpedəlɪŋ/
the act of selling goods for a living
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
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phaetonnoun
large open car seating four with folding top
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someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
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in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
express in words
From this reading "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
sweetsnounUS /swiːts/
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
carry out
From this reading "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are exceedingly palatable.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Candy Enterprise Grows "I believe I shall," and drawing closer to the phaeton the Professor peered more closely at its occupant as he said:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading You--why you might really be a gentleman's daughter," he drawled.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, little girl, I think I'll take all you have there.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And I would really like to know how it happens that a child apparently so respectable as yourself should be peddling sweets.
