used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
any thing at all
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
despondentlyadverb
with desperation
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
DimplenounUS /ˈdɪmpəl/
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading "I should be so dreadfully disappointed, shouldn't you, Dimple?"
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading "I should be so dreadfully disappointed, shouldn't you, Dimple?"
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
don't
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From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "I should be so dreadfully disappointed, shouldn't you, Dimple?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
the act of departing
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should be so dreadfully disappointed, shouldn't you, Dimple?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
PicnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
shouldn't
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From this reading "I should be so dreadfully disappointed, shouldn't you, Dimple?"
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I should be so dreadfully disappointed, shouldn't you, Dimple?"
successive (without a break)
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then more cheerfully, "See Florence, I don't believe it will rain, for that smoke is going straight up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Picnic The children awoke on the morning of the day set for the picnic, to view, with anxious eyes, a grey sky.
wouldn't
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From this reading "Oh, if it should rain, wouldn't it be just too bad for anything," said Florence.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I am afraid so," returned Dimple, despondently, watching the smoke rising from a distant chimney.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I should be so dreadfully disappointed, shouldn't you, Dimple?"
