used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
the state of being absent
From this reading Mrs. Triplett had made a birthday cake in her absence.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
atopadverbUS /əˈtɑːp/
on, to, or at the top
From this reading It was on the supper table with ten red candles atop.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
Barby
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From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
next to; at the side of
From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Mrs. Triplett had made a birthday cake in her absence.
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Mrs. Triplett had made a birthday cake in her absence.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading It was on the supper table with ten red candles atop.
cockedverbUS /kɑːkt/
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
disappointmentsnounUS /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts/
plural of “disappointment” — a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
flapsnounUS /flæps/
a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
set up or found
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
Georgina
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From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
the act of departing
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Triplett had made a birthday cake in her absence.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
how
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From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Triplett had made a birthday cake in her absence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
immediately past
From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
the act of departing
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Triplett had made a birthday cake in her absence.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
come together
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
in motion
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Triplett had made a birthday cake in her absence.
a brief written record
From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the supper table with ten red candles atop.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
and nothing more
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
primedadjectiveUS /praɪmd/
(usually followed by “to” or “for”) on the point of or strongly disposed
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
prismnounUS /ˈprɪzəm/
a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was on the supper table with ten red candles atop.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading It was on the supper table with ten red candles atop.
surprisesnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was on the supper table with ten red candles atop.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was on the supper table with ten red candles atop.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the supper table with ten red candles atop.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
Triplett
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From this reading Mrs. Triplett had made a birthday cake in her absence.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the supper table with ten red candles atop.
at the time that
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And there was a note from Barby beside her plate which had come in the last mail.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Moving Pictures It often happens that when one is all primed and cocked for trouble, that trouble flaps its wings and flies away for a time, leaving nothing to fire at.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Georgina, going home with her prism and her "line to live by," ready and eager to prove how bravely she could meet disappointments, found only pleasant surprises awaiting her.
