afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
how long something has existed
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW AND WHY THE DEED WAS DONE.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
Boazoph
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From this reading The evidence of Mrs. Boazoph:-- "My name is Madaline Garry.
brought into existence
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
Colmer
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From this reading I have one sister, Jane, now Mrs. Colmer, of Taxton-on-Thames.
Damington
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From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading HOW AND WHY THE DEED WAS DONE.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading HOW AND WHY THE DEED WAS DONE.
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 We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The evidence of Mrs. Boazoph:-- "My name is Madaline Garry.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
Garry
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From this reading The evidence of Mrs. Boazoph:-- "My name is Madaline Garry.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have one sister, Jane, now Mrs. Colmer, of Taxton-on-Thames.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
HOW
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From this reading HOW AND WHY THE DEED WAS DONE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evidence of Mrs. Boazoph:-- "My name is Madaline Garry.
Jane
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From this reading I have one sister, Jane, now Mrs. Colmer, of Taxton-on-Thames.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
Madaline
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From this reading The evidence of Mrs. Boazoph:-- "My name is Madaline Garry.
maternaladjectiveUS /məˈtɜːrnəl/
characteristic of a mother
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
used to form the superlative
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The evidence of Mrs. Boazoph:-- "My name is Madaline Garry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The evidence of Mrs. Boazoph:-- "My name is Madaline Garry.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The evidence of Mrs. Boazoph:-- "My name is Madaline Garry.
navynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have one sister, Jane, now Mrs. Colmer, of Taxton-on-Thames.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The evidence of Mrs. Boazoph:-- "My name is Madaline Garry.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have one sister, Jane, now Mrs. Colmer, of Taxton-on-Thames.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
on the contrary
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
retirementnounUS /riˈtaɪərmənt/
the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I have one sister, Jane, now Mrs. Colmer, of Taxton-on-Thames.
Taxton-on-Thames
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From this reading I have one sister, Jane, now Mrs. Colmer, of Taxton-on-Thames.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW AND WHY THE DEED WAS DONE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW AND WHY THE DEED WAS DONE.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
in or at the place that
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading HOW AND WHY THE DEED WAS DONE.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
a late time of life
From this reading I was born in the village of Damington, where my father lived for years after his retirement from the navy.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We lost our mother at an early age, and, being without maternal care, we grew up to be rather more independent than most young women.
