(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 In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ’I am sure if she stays away,’ the little Maggie said, ’it is not her own doing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I thought she would do that if she would rather no come to the supper.’
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ’I am sure if she stays away,’ the little Maggie said, ’it is not her own doing.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
the organ of sight
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
the act of departing
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
Good-night
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From this reading ’Good-night, Ronald.’
Gordon's
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From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought she would do that if she would rather no come to the supper.’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I thought she would do that if she would rather no come to the supper.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ’I am sure if she stays away,’ the little Maggie said, ’it is not her own doing.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ’I am sure if she stays away,’ the little Maggie said, ’it is not her own doing.
Maggie
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From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
not any; not one
From this reading I thought she would do that if she would rather no come to the supper.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ’I am sure if she stays away,’ the little Maggie said, ’it is not her own doing.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
on the contrary
From this reading I thought she would do that if she would rather no come to the supper.’
Ronald
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From this reading ’Good-night, Ronald.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
staysnounUS /steɪz/
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading ’I am sure if she stays away,’ the little Maggie said, ’it is not her own doing.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading I thought she would do that if she would rather no come to the supper.’
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ’I am sure if she stays away,’ the little Maggie said, ’it is not her own doing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought she would do that if she would rather no come to the supper.’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading In truth he had had his eye on the door all the time he was playing _Miss Jenny Gordon’s Favourite_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
at the time that
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought she would do that if she would rather no come to the supper.’
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading She was going away, when he said to her— ’Maggie, do ye think that Miss Douglas is not coming along to see the dancing?
