used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
react verbally
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
appearingnounUS /əˈpɪrɪŋ/
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
batchnounUS /bætʃ/
all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
doughnounUS /doʊ/
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
at any time
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading THE POOR LITTLE FISH.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
frying-pan
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From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
a quick look
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
I've
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From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
Julia
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From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE POOR LITTLE FISH.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
moldingnounUS /ˈmoʊldɪŋ/
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
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 This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THE POOR LITTLE FISH.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
renownedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnaʊnd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
Ried's
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From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
Sadie
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From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
in the near future
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POOR LITTLE FISH.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This answer brought Mrs. Ried's eyes around from the dough, and fixed them upon Julia; and she said, as soon as she caught a glimpse of the forlorn little maiden: "O, my _patience_!"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
which person or people
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Which question her mother answered by asking, without turning her eyes from the great batch of bread which she was molding: "What mischief are you up to now, Sadie?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mother," said Sadie, appearing in the dining-room one morning, holding Julia by the hand, "did you ever hear of the fish who fell out of the frying-pan into the fire?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, nothing," said Sadie; "only here is the very fish so renowned in ancient history, and I've brought her for your inspection."
