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filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

the best people or things in a group

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

take in liquids

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

take in solid food

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

throughout a period of time

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

on one occasion

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

participate in games or sport

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

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From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

try to get or reach

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

not in physical motion

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

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From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading But if they hear the cat, At once they stop their fun; In fright they seek their holes As fast as they can run.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading They climb up on the shelves, And taste of all they please; They drink the milk and cream, And eat the bread and cheese.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

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From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

in or at that place or location

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Then up the stairs she madly pranced, And o'er the attic floor she danced And then she stood upon her head And to her 'stonished friends she said, "O, joy to every mouse and rat, For I have eaten up the cat!"

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From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading That's what cats are made of, The cats that we're afraid of!"

at the time that

From this reading The Mice The mice are in their holes, And there they hide by day; But when 'tis still at night, They all come out to play.