used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
in addition
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
BennettnounUS /ˈbenət/
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
Bess
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From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Yet he couldn’t resist showing off a bit.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
couldn't
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From this reading Yet he couldn’t resist showing off a bit.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
EARTHQUAKEnounUS /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Billy suspected his mother was waiting for him; he must hurry, he thought.
a young female
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
Hammond
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From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Billy suspected his mother was waiting for him; he must hurry, he thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Billy suspected his mother was waiting for him; he must hurry, he thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Billy suspected his mother was waiting for him; he must hurry, he thought.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
not any; not one
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
nough
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From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yet he couldn’t resist showing off a bit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
queensnounUS /kwiːnz/
a borough of New York City
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
resistverbUS /rɪˈzɪst/
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Yet he couldn’t resist showing off a bit.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
Sheba
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From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Yet he couldn’t resist showing off a bit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
believed likely
From this reading Billy suspected his mother was waiting for him; he must hurry, he thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
VinenounUS /vaɪn/
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Billy suspected his mother was waiting for him; he must hurry, he thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading THE LITTLE EARTHQUAKE GIRL As Billy Bennett wheeled around the corner he saw his mother in the doorway.
which person or people
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Though why children who had never been out of Vine County should know so much about queens no one thought to ask.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Also he saw Jean Hammond across the street speaking with Bess Carter,--the Queen of Sheba, the children called her, she was so large and dark and handsome, and had such a royal way, like a sure ’nough queen, one said.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he couldn’t resist showing off a bit.
