used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TAVIA’S RESOLVE Tavia was preoccupied at breakfast.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading TAVIA’S RESOLVE Tavia was preoccupied at breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
denyingverbUS /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
didn't
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From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy shook her forefinger at Tavia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
forefingernounUS /ˈfɔːrfɪŋɡər/
the finger next to the thumb
From this reading Dorothy shook her forefinger at Tavia.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
and nothing more
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
Ned
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From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
preoccupiedadjectiveUS /priˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
deeply absorbed in thought
From this reading TAVIA’S RESOLVE Tavia was preoccupied at breakfast.
RESOLVEverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading TAVIA’S RESOLVE Tavia was preoccupied at breakfast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Dorothy shook her forefinger at Tavia.
slily
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From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
syrupnounUS /ˈsɜːrəp/
a thick sweet sticky liquid
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
Tavia
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From this reading TAVIA’S RESOLVE Tavia was preoccupied at breakfast.
TAVIA'S
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From this reading TAVIA’S RESOLVE Tavia was preoccupied at breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
the act of using
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TAVIA’S RESOLVE Tavia was preoccupied at breakfast.
at the time that
From this reading “I didn’t!” declared Tavia, but there was little use denying it when she carefully stirred her cup.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Ned slily guessed that she was yearning for a certain someone left behind in Dalton, but Tavia just smiled, and insisted that she was paying strict attention to other matters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then why,” demanded Ned, “have you poured maple syrup into your coffee?”
