used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
anew
From this reading I shall never like it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
being joined in close association
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
BARLOW
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From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
don't
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From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
Dorothy
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From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
JIM
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From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
immediately past
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I shall never like it again.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
mastiffnounUS /ˈmæstəf/
an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never like it again.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
a brief written record
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
and nothing more
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
remarkingverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
rereadverbUS /ˈriːˈriːd/
read anew; read again
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
scrawlverbUS /skrɔːl/
write carelessly
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never like it again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
a special situation
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
up to a particular time
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
whoever
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From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
