used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
(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 But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
conversionnounUS /kənˈvɜːrʒən/
an event that results in a transformation
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
crippledadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪpəld/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
Dr
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From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
ecstasies
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From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
divisible by two
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
gleefuladjectiveUS /ˈɡliːfəl/
full of high-spirited delight
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
death of a person
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
only a very short time before
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
homœopathy
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From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
Jessie
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From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
Jessie's
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From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
immediately past
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
the sound of laughing
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
Morrisville
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From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
and nothing more
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
only a very short time before
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But in that time so much has happened that I scarcely can realize it at all.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
precisely as stated
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading She is so full of life, and she has made me laugh so much as she described her father’s conversion to homœopathy, and then went off into ecstasies over Dr. West.
at the time that
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
which person or people
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Morrisville was very lonely after the doctor left, and but for that wild Jessie, who keeps one so constantly stirred up, I could hardly have borne the loneliness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But there came a day when even the gleeful Jessie’s laugh was hushed, and her merry eyes were dim with tears, as she helped me array a little crippled form for the grave.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
but in spite of that
From this reading “It seems to me a year since I last wrote, and yet ’tis only three short weeks.
