aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
characterized by great determination
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
dew-drops
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From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place, she would put her room in order; that would please Mrs. Maxwell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
a young female
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
Lucy'snounUS /ˈluːsiz/
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
engage in
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
MEDICINEnounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading THE MEDICINE.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
in motion
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading In the first place, she would put her room in order; that would please Mrs. Maxwell.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place, she would put her room in order; that would please Mrs. Maxwell.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading In the first place, she would put her room in order; that would please Mrs. Maxwell.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the first place, she would put her room in order; that would please Mrs. Maxwell.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
sparkleverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəl/
reflect brightly
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
streamedverbUS /striːmd/
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
the rays of the sun
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place, she would put her room in order; that would please Mrs. Maxwell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEDICINE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had been up since the dew-drops began to sparkle in the sunlight.
precisely as stated
From this reading She could not make up her mind to confess her fault to her father or Mrs. Maxwell, but she was determined to be so very good as to quite make up for it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning light streamed pleasantly into Lucy's pretty room, and there was the little girl quite dressed, and moving about as busily as Mrs. Maxwell herself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the first place, she would put her room in order; that would please Mrs. Maxwell.
