used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
appealingadjectiveUS /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
BabanounUS /ˈbʌbə/
a small cake leavened with yeast
From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
beguilingadjectiveUS /bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
a young person of either sex
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
Christmas-tree
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From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
Cicely
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From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
CosnounUS /kɔːs/
ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading "'Cos Baba does.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
opinion or judgment
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "MY MOTHER GAVE IT TO ME."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
infantnounUS /ˈɪnfənt/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "MY MOTHER GAVE IT TO ME."
the sound of laughing
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "MY MOTHER GAVE IT TO ME."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "MY MOTHER GAVE IT TO ME."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY MOTHER GAVE IT TO ME."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MY MOTHER GAVE IT TO ME."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the sound of the pleading voice, the sight of the appealing blue eyes, Cicely put down her pen with a laugh, and caught the child in her arms.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Baba would like her doctor man to come to her Christmas-tree; Baba does love her doctor man."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You most absurd and beguiling infant, why do you want your doctor man, as you call him?"
