used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
in addition
From this reading She also continued to smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least Philip considered it red: the little girl would have explained that it was _cerise_.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
cerisenounUS /sərˈiːs/
a red the color of ripe cherries
From this reading At least Philip considered it red: the little girl would have explained that it was _cerise_.
carefully weighed
From this reading At least Philip considered it red: the little girl would have explained that it was _cerise_.
without stop or interruption
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
cushionnounUS /ˈkʊʃən/
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
DELILAHnounUS /dəˈlaɪlə/
(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading At least Philip considered it red: the little girl would have explained that it was _cerise_.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
brought together in one place
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
a young female
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
hardnessnounUS /ˈhɑːrdnəs/
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At least Philip considered it red: the little girl would have explained that it was _cerise_.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least Philip considered it red: the little girl would have explained that it was _cerise_.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
staying power
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
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 SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
mitigateverbUS /ˈmɪtəɡeɪt/
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
perchnounUS /pɜːrtʃ/
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading At least Philip considered it red: the little girl would have explained that it was _cerise_.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
SAMSONnounUS /ˈsæmsən/
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
shinyadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪni/
reflecting light
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
be seated
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She also continued to smile.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At least Philip considered it red: the little girl would have explained that it was _cerise_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
the upper part of anything
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had taken off her jacket, and was using it as a cushion to mitigate the hardness of her perch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was dressed in a blue cotton frock, which was gathered in round her waist with a shiny red leather belt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SAMSON AND DELILAH I THE little girl continued to sit upon the top rail of the gate, with her heels on the second and her long black legs tucked up beneath her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At least Philip considered it red: the little girl would have explained that it was _cerise_.
