used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
(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 Then she said that she'd known it all along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then she said that she'd known it all along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
Barby's
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From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
BINDSnounUS /baɪndz/
plural of “bind” — something that hinders as if with bonds
From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
COULDN'T
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From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
demonstrativenounUS /dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/
a pronoun that points out an intended referent
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
set up or found
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she said that she'd known it all along.
and nothing more
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Then she said that she'd known it all along.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
a female domestic
From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
not any; not one
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
Richard
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then she said that she'd known it all along.
SASHnounUS /sæʃ/
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
she'd
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express in words
From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she said that she'd known it all along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she said that she'd known it all along.
they'd
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TippyadjectiveUS /ˈtɪpi/
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
WARRIOR'S
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From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
which person or people
From this reading "THE MAID WHO BINDS HER WARRIOR'S SASH" I COULDN'T tell Tippy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She read them with no more change of expression than if they'd been weather reports.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading A wooden Indian couldn't have been less demonstrative, but later I found that nothing could have pleased her more.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The way we did I just handed her Barby's night letter without a word and Richard gave her his.
