used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The gipsies, she considered, would gladly receive her, and pay her much respect on account of her superior knowledge.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAGGIE AND THE GIPSIES.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
carefully weighed
From this reading The gipsies, she considered, would gladly receive her, and pay her much respect on account of her superior knowledge.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
GIPSIES
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From this reading MAGGIE AND THE GIPSIES.
gipsynoun
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading The gipsies, she considered, would gladly receive her, and pay her much respect on account of her superior knowledge.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
the act of departing
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading The gipsies, she considered, would gladly receive her, and pay her much respect on account of her superior knowledge.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
MAGGIE
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From this reading MAGGIE AND THE GIPSIES.
Maggie's
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From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The gipsies, she considered, would gladly receive her, and pay her much respect on account of her superior knowledge.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
not any; not one
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading The gipsies, she considered, would gladly receive her, and pay her much respect on account of her superior knowledge.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading The gipsies, she considered, would gladly receive her, and pay her much respect on account of her superior knowledge.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading The gipsies, she considered, would gladly receive her, and pay her much respect on account of her superior knowledge.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading The gipsies, she considered, would gladly receive her, and pay her much respect on account of her superior knowledge.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAGGIE AND THE GIPSIES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
male cat
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After Tom and Lucy had walked away, Maggie's quick mind formed a plan which was not so simple as that of going home.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading She had been often told she was like a gipsy, and "half wild;" so now she would go and live in a little brown tent on the common.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No; she would run away and go to the gipsies, and Tom should never see her any more.
