used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
anew
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I have a book and am going to sit here beside you and read while you sleep."
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Please don't go away, grandma.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "I have a book and am going to sit here beside you and read while you sleep."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
a special loved one
From this reading "No, darling, I won't," she said soothingly.
don't
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From this reading "Please don't go away, grandma.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
a boy or man
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
the act of departing
From this reading "I have a book and am going to sit here beside you and read while you sleep."
grandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Please don't go away, grandma.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a book and am going to sit here beside you and read while you sleep."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I have a book and am going to sit here beside you and read while you sleep."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
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 Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
Ned
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From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, darling, I won't," she said soothingly.
NoticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please don't go away, grandma.
with low volume
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "I have a book and am going to sit here beside you and read while you sleep."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, darling, I won't," she said soothingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, darling, I won't," she said soothingly.
be seated
From this reading "I have a book and am going to sit here beside you and read while you sleep."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I have a book and am going to sit here beside you and read while you sleep."
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
soothinglyadverbUS /ˈsuːðɪŋli/
in a soothing manner
From this reading "No, darling, I won't," she said soothingly.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
carry out
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
Travilla
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From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Please stay beside me while I take my nap," murmured the little fellow, opening his eyes to look up at her, then closing them again.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Noticing now that weak little Ned began to look weary and sleepy, Mrs. Travilla bade the other children go out and amuse themselves a while wherever they liked about the house and grounds; so they quietly left the room.
won't
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From this reading "No, darling, I won't," she said soothingly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have a book and am going to sit here beside you and read while you sleep."
