aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After tea, I walked round and round the path in the garden and thought about it.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After tea, I walked round and round the path in the garden and thought about it.
(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 All the delicious things seem to be wrong.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I think this gipsies' supper seemed the most delicious thing I had ever heard of.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
the lower side of anything
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading All the delicious things seem to be wrong.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
at any time
From this reading And I think this gipsies' supper seemed the most delicious thing I had ever heard of.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
frightfullyadverbUS /ˈfraɪtfəli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading After tea, I walked round and round the path in the garden and thought about it.
GIPSIES
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From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And I think this gipsies' supper seemed the most delicious thing I had ever heard of.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And I think this gipsies' supper seemed the most delicious thing I had ever heard of.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I think this gipsies' supper seemed the most delicious thing I had ever heard of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
isn't
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From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
a course of conduct
From this reading After tea, I walked round and round the path in the garden and thought about it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading After tea, I walked round and round the path in the garden and thought about it.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All the delicious things seem to be wrong.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And I think this gipsies' supper seemed the most delicious thing I had ever heard of.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
shouldn't
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From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading After tea, I walked round and round the path in the garden and thought about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
a special situation
From this reading And I think this gipsies' supper seemed the most delicious thing I had ever heard of.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All the delicious things seem to be wrong.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And I think this gipsies' supper seemed the most delicious thing I had ever heard of.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And I think this gipsies' supper seemed the most delicious thing I had ever heard of.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading After tea, I walked round and round the path in the garden and thought about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading After tea, I walked round and round the path in the garden and thought about it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
nonexistent
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
(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 knew perfectly well we shouldn't be allowed to go—certainly we girls should not.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
at the time that
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading All the delicious things seem to be wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading THE GIPSIES' SUPPER IT is so dreadful when in the bottom of your heart you want to be good, to find yourself wanting most frightfully to do what you know isn't good.
