Chapter VI · Chapter 6

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

anew

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

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

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

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

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

in addition to; as well as

From this reading "And lightning besides, Prudy!

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

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

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

dearly loved

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

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From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

inflected form of “drip” — fall in drops

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

in a free manner

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

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

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

the activity of keeping something secret

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

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

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

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

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

the sound of laughing

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading "And lightning besides, Prudy!

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading MAKING POETRY.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

not any; not one

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

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 "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

literature in metrical form

From this reading MAKING POETRY.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

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

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

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

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

something that causes irritation and annoyance

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

up to a particular time

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

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

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "O, dear," said she, hiding her face in her sister's bosom; "I don't want them to laugh at me, but I've lost my boots and my basket, and been dripped in the rain, and got a thorn in my foot too, till it seems as if I should die!"

at the time that

From this reading But when Prudy had come to bed, Dotty could talk more freely.

which person or people

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "But you'll never do so again, little sister," said Prudy, who could think of no other consolation to give.