used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
anew
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
(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 “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
baby'snounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
bittenverbUS /ˈbɪtən/
inflected form of “bite” — to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
bricksnounUS /brɪks/
plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
cementnounUS /səˈment/
concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
dartedverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪd/
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
Doro
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From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
Dorothy
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From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
dumpedverbUS /dʌmpt/
past form of “dump” — throw away as refuse
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
divisible by two
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
FLORES
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From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
hadn't
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From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Nonsense!” laughed Dorothy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Nonsense!” laughed Dorothy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
podnounUS /pɑːd/
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
pokedverbUS /poʊkt/
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
rattler's
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From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
snakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
Tavia
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From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FLORES “I never want to hear even a baby’s rattle again,” sobbed Tavia, after she and Dorothy were alone in their room at the ranch house.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, I had a little stick in my hand, and I poked it into that crack in the rock to see if there was anything there, and up darted that rattler’s head!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Anything from the rattle of a dry seed in a pod to a load of bricks being dumped on a cement walk, will remind me of that dreadful snake.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Doro! if you hadn’t come as you did, I would have been bitten all to pieces!”
