anew
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
next to; at the side of
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
the two together, not just one
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
don't
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From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
foot-cushion
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From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
at or to or toward the front
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
heedingverbUS /ˈhiːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
It's
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From this reading It's perfectly ridiculous!"--pulling.
kneelverbUS /niːl/
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
kneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It's perfectly ridiculous!"--pulling.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
with little or no delay
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
cause to move by pulling
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading It's perfectly ridiculous!"--pulling.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading It's perfectly ridiculous!"--pulling.
precisely, exactly
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
sashnounUS /sæʃ/
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
cut with a saw
From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
shrinksnounUS /ʃrɪŋks/
plural of “shrink” — a physician who specializes in psychiatry
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
won't
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From this reading "It's caught in the corner of the window, between the frame and the sash, and it won't come!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If any one saw us, I don't know what they would think.
an affirmative
From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mr. R._, without heeding her.--"If you could kneel on that foot-cushion and face the window"-- _Miss G._, kneeling promptly.--"So?"
you'll
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From this reading _Mr. R._--"Yes, and now"--kneeling beside her--"if you'll allow me to--to get at the window catch,"--he stretches both arms forward; she shrinks from his right into his left, and then back again,--"and pull, while I raise the window"-- _Miss G._--"Yes, yes; but do hurry, please.
