used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
anew
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, there is nothing else to be done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
Corbet
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From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
didn't
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From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Yes, there is nothing else to be done.
Ellenor
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From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
else
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From this reading "Yes, there is nothing else to be done.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first, when she was just well of the small-pox, she was very kind to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
a young female
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, there is nothing else to be done.
isn't
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From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
and nothing more
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading At first, when she was just well of the small-pox, she was very kind to me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
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 But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Yes, there is nothing else to be done.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
Perrin
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From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
express in words
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
small-pox
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From this reading At first, when she was just well of the small-pox, she was very kind to me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
a male human offspring
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
in the near future
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
the season of growth
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
express in words
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first, when she was just well of the small-pox, she was very kind to me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes, there is nothing else to be done.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Ellenor isn't a girl to treat me like that just for a bit of fun.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
precisely as stated
From this reading At first, when she was just well of the small-pox, she was very kind to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first, when she was just well of the small-pox, she was very kind to me.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
(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 At first, when she was just well of the small-pox, she was very kind to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
at the time that
From this reading At first, when she was just well of the small-pox, she was very kind to me.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
wouldn't
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From this reading But when I spoke of our wedding day that had been put off and asked her if she wouldn't tell me it would be soon again, she turned away and didn't say another word for a long time."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, there is nothing else to be done.
you've
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From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you've made up your mind to lose her, Perrin?" said Mrs. Corbet, as she and her son were at supper one spring evening.
