aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
Blackie
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From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
demanding attention
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
a young female
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she told her story.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
pettedverbUS /ˈpetɪd/
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
cut with a saw
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she told her story.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Then she told her story.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she told her story.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
up to a particular time
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then she told her story.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
on a floor above
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
precisely as stated
From this reading In the morning she did not get down to the table till late, and then there seemed something very unusual in the atmosphere of the house.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading She went out as usual to see Blackie, but the mistress of the house shut the door, saying, "That old black cat is dead, and I want to hear nothing about her."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She said the night after our friend went away she saw Blackie at her door, and petted her and carried her down to her box and helped the girl give her some food.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young lady said she was so faint she ran upstairs to her room and burst out crying.
