filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
can't
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
CandidatenounUS /ˈkændədeɪt/
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
Clara
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
put on clothes
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
else
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From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
inspectverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
and nothing more
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
kittensnounUS /ˈkɪtənz/
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
a unit of instruction
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
without good reason
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
Rottenmeier
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From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
Rottenmeier's
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
scamperingverbUS /ˈskæmpərɪŋ/
-ing form of “scamper” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
move hurridly
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
not in physical motion
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
tutor's
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
