used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Don't cry, Daisy.
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading "Don't cry, Daisy.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't cry, Daisy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
any strong feeling
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
a boy or man
From this reading We have our hands full with this poor fellow."
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading We have our hands full with this poor fellow."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
Gerald
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From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
gulpedverbUS /ɡʌlpt/
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading We have our hands full with this poor fellow."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have our hands full with this poor fellow."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
and nothing more
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have our hands full with this poor fellow."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We have our hands full with this poor fellow."
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
skatesnounUS /skeɪts/
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have our hands full with this poor fellow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got the skates off the "poor fellow," and gave them to Daisy to hold.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gerald began beating the hands and breathing into the mouth and nostrils of the seeming lifeless form before us.
ventnounUS /vent/
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have our hands full with this poor fellow."
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have our hands full with this poor fellow."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She, brave little woman, gulped down her tears, and only gave vent to her emotion, now and then, by a little suppressed sob.
