used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
boughnounUS /baʊ/
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
DimplenounUS /ˈdɪmpəl/
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
DottyadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːti/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
Eastman's
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From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
hat-tree
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From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
how
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From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading One morning Dotty climbed the hat-tree to get away from her cousin Percy.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading RUNNING WILD.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
be seated
From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
tiltingverbUS /ˈtɪltɪŋ/
-ing form of “tilt” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
twas
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From this reading "No, 'twas made to swing on," replied Dotty, tilting herself backward and forward like a bird on a bough.
wasn't
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From this reading "Don't believe 'cousin Dimple' knows a hat-tree wasn't made for little girls to sit on," said Percy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading RUNNING WILD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You begin to see how the children were running wild at Mrs. Eastman's.
