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From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
5
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From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "What are you always scratching away for?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you always scratching away for?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "What are you always scratching away for?
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading On Sufferance "Scratch, scratch, scratch, Scratch went the old black hen!
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
Can't
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From this reading Can't you finish your work at prep.?
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Can't you finish your work at prep.?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What are you always scratching away for?
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading On Sufferance "Scratch, scratch, scratch, Scratch went the old black hen!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
not any; not one
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
noisilyadverbUS /ˈnɔɪzəli/
with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading On Sufferance "Scratch, scratch, scratch, Scratch went the old black hen!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Sufferance "Scratch, scratch, scratch, Scratch went the old black hen!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
poppingnounUS /ˈpɑːpɪŋ/
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
prepnounUS /prep/
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
From this reading Can't you finish your work at prep.?
Rona
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From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
scrapesnounUS /skreɪps/
plural of “scrape” — a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
ScratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading On Sufferance "Scratch, scratch, scratch, Scratch went the old black hen!
scratchingnounUS /ˈskrætʃɪŋ/
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading "What are you always scratching away for?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
Sufferancenoun
patient endurance especially of pain or distress
From this reading On Sufferance "Scratch, scratch, scratch, Scratch went the old black hen!
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Sufferance "Scratch, scratch, scratch, Scratch went the old black hen!
Ulyth's
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From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On Sufferance "Scratch, scratch, scratch, Scratch went the old black hen!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you always scratching away for?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Can't you finish your work at prep.?
the act of creating written works
From this reading So sang Rona, bounding noisily one afternoon into No. 3, Room 5, and popping her hands from behind over Ulyth's eyes as the latter sat writing at a table near the window.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you always scratching away for?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Every fowl that scrapes in the barn Can scratch as well as your pen!"
