(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 OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The boy had been hurt to the quick by the ranchman's angry harshness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
on or to one side
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boy had been hurt to the quick by the ranchman's angry harshness.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy had been hurt to the quick by the ranchman's angry harshness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boy had been hurt to the quick by the ranchman's angry harshness.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
carefully weighed
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
deservingadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading This trouble Teddy Ford was in was no light matter.
a young female
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
grown-ups
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From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
harshnessnounUS /ˈhɑːrʃnəs/
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
From this reading The boy had been hurt to the quick by the ranchman's angry harshness.
HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
be the source of pain
From this reading The boy had been hurt to the quick by the ranchman's angry harshness.
ignoredadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrd/
disregarded
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This trouble Teddy Ford was in was no light matter.
Langdon's
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From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading This trouble Teddy Ford was in was no light matter.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading This trouble Teddy Ford was in was no light matter.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
used to form the superlative
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
not any; not one
From this reading This trouble Teddy Ford was in was no light matter.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
PEOPLE'SnounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The boy had been hurt to the quick by the ranchman's angry harshness.
ranchman
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From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
ranchman's
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From this reading The boy had been hurt to the quick by the ranchman's angry harshness.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
seriousnessnounUS /ˈsɪriəsnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Nor was Mr. Harvey Langdon's side of the question something that could easily be put aside or ignored.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading This trouble Teddy Ford was in was no light matter.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This trouble Teddy Ford was in was no light matter.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy had been hurt to the quick by the ranchman's angry harshness.
a source of difficulty
From this reading This trouble Teddy Ford was in was no light matter.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
under normal conditions
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
precisely as stated
From this reading The ranchman (as he believed) had very good reason for being harsh with Teddy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This trouble Teddy Ford was in was no light matter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OTHER PEOPLE'S TROUBLES The girl had lived so long among "grown-ups" that she usually considered matters deserving thought at all with more seriousness than most children.
