used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
(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 "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Yes, mother, and a beautiful bride she made."
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading "Yes, mother, and a beautiful bride she made."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
being joined in close association
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
a female human offspring
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
dearly loved
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And they treated you well, Ellen, did they not?"
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
Ellen
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From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
Ellen's
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From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
and nothing more
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Yes, mother, and a beautiful bride she made."
joined in matrimony
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Yes, mother, and a beautiful bride she made."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
particularsnounUS /pərˈtɪkjələrz/
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, mother, and a beautiful bride she made."
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And they treated you well, Ellen, did they not?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading "And they treated you well, Ellen, did they not?"
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
(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 "And they treated you well, Ellen, did they not?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
which person or people
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
Williamson
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From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ay, I doubt it not, and as good as beautiful," said the father, who had just come in to Ellen's neat little cottage, to hear all the particulars connected with her late journey.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Treated me =well=? why, mother, it was like a new world; and they were so kind to me, took me to every place, and showed me everything worth seeing.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, mother, and a beautiful bride she made."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And they treated you well, Ellen, did they not?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "And so our dear young lady is married, Ellen?" said Mrs. Williamson to her daughter, who had just returned from a visit to B----.
