used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
don't
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From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
one or the other of two
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
hymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
lazinessnounUS /ˈleɪzinəs/
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
for more time
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading SUNDAY MORNING.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
win a victory over
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
recurring again and again
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
move upward
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
RosanounUS /ˈroʊzə/
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
rouseverbUS /raʊs/
become active
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
slothnounUS /sloʊθ/
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
stanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading SUNDAY MORNING.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
precisely as stated
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunday morning came, and the sun was fairly risen before either of the little girls was awake.
(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 will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will let the child sleep a little longer," she said to herself, "for she is so pale, I don't believe she is quite well."
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she repeated-- "Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run, Shake off dull sloth, and early rise To pay thy morning sacrifice," she got up very carefully that she might not rouse her sister.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rosa was the first to open her eyes: she would willingly have taken another nap, but the first stanza of a morning hymn occurred to her mind, and she remembered her resolution to overcome her laziness.
