used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
anew
From this reading It was long before the mollmeit was heard of again.
(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 True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The fourth disappearance created more stir than any of the others.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was long before the mollmeit was heard of again.
Blaine
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From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
a young person of either sex
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading The fourth disappearance created more stir than any of the others.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading The fourth disappearance created more stir than any of the others.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
a social unit living together
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading The fourth disappearance created more stir than any of the others.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was long before the mollmeit was heard of again.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was long before the mollmeit was heard of again.
Joanna
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From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
immediately past
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
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 It was long before the mollmeit was heard of again.
engage in
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
mollmeit
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From this reading It was long before the mollmeit was heard of again.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The fourth disappearance created more stir than any of the others.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was long before the mollmeit was heard of again.
others
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From this reading The fourth disappearance created more stir than any of the others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
spruit
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From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
move an implement through
From this reading The fourth disappearance created more stir than any of the others.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
Sunday-school
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From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
superstitiousadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The fourth disappearance created more stir than any of the others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was long before the mollmeit was heard of again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long before the mollmeit was heard of again.
at the time that
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
belonging to which person
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was not missed until the children got home, and then it was remembered that when last seen she was throwing stones into the _spruit_ swollen with recent rains near whose banks the picnic had been held.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Sister Joanna, with whom the child had been a special favourite, worried the police until they consented to drag the _spruit_ for some six miles; but the body was never recovered.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading True, the superstitious and fearful tried to make out that little Anna Blaine, the youngest of a large coloured family, had fallen a victim to the witch; but to all sensible people it was plain that the child had been drowned at the Sunday-school picnic.
