used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
Alice
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From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are hard to keep clean.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the nice families always make their children wear white, I notice.
ChickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading But the nice families always make their children wear white, I notice.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "They are hard to keep clean.
didn't
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From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading But the nice families always make their children wear white, I notice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "They are hard to keep clean.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "They are hard to keep clean.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
staying power
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
engage in
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
MILLINERYnoun
shop selling women's hats
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading But the nice families always make their children wear white, I notice.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading But the nice families always make their children wear white, I notice.
nuisancenounUS /ˈnuːsəns/
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
ovennounUS /ˈʌvən/
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
piesnounUS /paɪz/
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the nice families always make their children wear white, I notice.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are hard to keep clean.
they're
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From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading THE MILLINERY STORE Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.
be dressed in
From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
a Caucasian
From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
wisht
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From this reading "I wisht I didn't always have to wear white stockings--they're such a nuisance."
you'll
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From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look out--you'll get your stockings black off the stove," warned Alice lifting a pie from the oven.
