used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
alluringly
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From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
Berel's
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From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
can't
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From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
coquettishadjective
like a coquette
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Let’s see it, Mr. Poet--do, please!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
lapelsnounUS /ləˈpelz/
plural of “lapel” — lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
Let's
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From this reading “Let’s see it, Mr. Poet--do, please!”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
Maizie's
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From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
manicuredverbUS /ˈmænɪkjərd/
past form of “manicure” — trim carefully and neatly
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
mobnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Let’s see it, Mr. Poet--do, please!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Let’s see it, Mr. Poet--do, please!”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Let’s see it, Mr. Poet--do, please!”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
with speed
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past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
ripplenounUS /ˈrɪpəl/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Let’s see it, Mr. Poet--do, please!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
a short musical composition with words
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stammered
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From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I--I can’t change my lines for the mob,” he stammered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Then, with her highly manicured fingers, she grasped the lapels of Berel’s coat, her eyes dancing with a coquettish little twinkle.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But Maizie’s little hand crept down his arm until it, too, reached his pocket, while her face was raised alluringly to his.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly, with a triumphant ripple of laughter, she snatched the pages and glanced rapidly through the song.
