used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
pleasantly occupied
From this reading In this pleasant way she amused herself until dinner time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
Annie
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From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading In this pleasant way she amused herself until dinner time.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
dollys
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From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
take in solid food
From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
Frisby
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From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading In this pleasant way she amused herself until dinner time.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
make square
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this pleasant way she amused herself until dinner time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In this pleasant way she amused herself until dinner time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then Annie pretended to go to the doctor, and she took out of the drawer a little bit of sugar for medicine.
toothachenoun
an ache localized in or around a tooth
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In this pleasant way she amused herself until dinner time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She eat the medicine up herself, and said that it had done the dollys a great deal of good.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh! they are very sick," answered Annie; "one has the toothache, and the other has a little square hole in the back of her head, and it has made her head ache."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In this pleasant way she amused herself until dinner time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear me, Mrs. Frisby," said her Mamma, "I am very sorry to hear it; you ought to go to the doctor with them."
