used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
augmentedadjectiveUS /ɑːɡˈmentɪd/
added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
Billie
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From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
Billie's
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From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
BradleynounUS /ˈbrædli/
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
bruisesnounUS /ˈbruːzəz/
plural of “bruise” — an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
depressionnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
discomfortnounUS /dɪˈskʌmfərt/
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
put on clothes
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
EXPERIMENTnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
gibed
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From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
goldenrodnounUS /ˈɡoʊldənrɑːd/
any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
grimaceverbUS /ˈɡrɪməs/
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
I'll
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From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
Laura
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From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
staying power
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/
one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
not any; not one
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
overnightadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt/
during or for the length of one night
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mental depression was augmented by bodily discomfort that had grown no less overnight.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Next time you feel in the humor to visit Goldenrod Point----” “I’ll run the other way,” said Billie, with a grimace.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every muscle in her body was strained and there were big, black bruises on her arms and legs, some of them as big as the palm of her hand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE EXPERIMENT Billie Bradley awoke next morning with the same curious weight upon her spirit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You _will_ go picking goldenrod!” gibed Laura with sympathetic interest, watching Billie’s painful effort to dress herself.
