aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
(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 This sister and her children seemed all the world to Nannon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading This sister and her children seemed all the world to Nannon.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
fait
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Si fait, si fait_," said Nannon, laughing and showing her white teeth.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_Si fait, si fait_," said Nannon, laughing and showing her white teeth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "_Si fait, si fait_," said Nannon, laughing and showing her white teeth.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
Nannon
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From this reading "_Si fait, si fait_," said Nannon, laughing and showing her white teeth.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "_Si fait, si fait_," said Nannon, laughing and showing her white teeth.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This sister and her children seemed all the world to Nannon.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "_Si fait, si fait_," said Nannon, laughing and showing her white teeth.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "_Si fait, si fait_," said Nannon, laughing and showing her white teeth.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
carry out
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "_Si fait, si fait_," said Nannon, laughing and showing her white teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
Therese
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sister and her children seemed all the world to Nannon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
precisely as stated
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there was my sister to take care of besides; it would have been very selfish to talk about dying."
a Caucasian
From this reading "_Si fait, si fait_," said Nannon, laughing and showing her white teeth.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If people died of such things, mademoiselle, the world would never go on as it does.
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And yet you lived?" asked Therese, looking at the brown face in wonder.
