used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
cake'snounUS /keɪks/
possessive form of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “The cake’s gone—every scrap!
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The cake’s gone—every scrap!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “The cake’s gone—every scrap!
hornetnounUS /ˈhɔːrnɪt/
large stinging paper wasp
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, Nancy Jane?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mallie’s voice.
Jane
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From this reading “Is that you, Nancy Jane?”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
Mallie's
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From this reading It was Mallie’s voice.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Is that you, Nancy Jane?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
Piny
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From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
Piny's
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From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
rappedverbUS /ræpt/
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “The cake’s gone—every scrap!
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
she'll
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From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
sleepsnounUS /sliːps/
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
smitch
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From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, Nancy Jane?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The cake’s gone—every scrap!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
to-night
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From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was Mallie’s voice.
vowsnounUS /vaʊz/
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mallie’s voice.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
which person or people
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
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 Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
winkverbUS /wɪŋk/
signal by winking
From this reading Piny’s rushing ’round like a hornet and vows she’ll find out who did it before she sleeps a wink to-night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some one rapped on the door and Piny went out; it was the boys with the cream, and while they were talking some one tore the screen and jumped in the side window and took every smitch of cake off the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is that you, Nancy Jane?”
