used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
aren't
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From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
on or to one side
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
Buena
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From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
candynounUS /ˈkændi/
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
clashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
colouringnounUS /ˈkʌlərrɪŋ/
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
dressernounUS /ˈdresər/
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
From this reading The girl shortened the stems of the roses and put them in a vase on Katy’s dresser.
Everybody's
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From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
set up or found
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
a young female
From this reading The girl shortened the stems of the roses and put them in a vase on Katy’s dresser.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
hassocknoun
thick cushion used as a seat
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
Katy
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From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
Katy's
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From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
Linda
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From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
Machree
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From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
Moza
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From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The girl shortened the stems of the roses and put them in a vase on Katy’s dresser.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
cut with a saw
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
shortenedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtənd/
cut short
From this reading The girl shortened the stems of the roses and put them in a vase on Katy’s dresser.
in the near future
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
stemsnounUS /stemz/
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading The girl shortened the stems of the roses and put them in a vase on Katy’s dresser.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She found Katy in a big rocking chair, her feet on a hassock, reading a story in _Everybody’s home_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The girl shortened the stems of the roses and put them in a vase on Katy’s dresser.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
vasenounUS /veɪs/
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading The girl shortened the stems of the roses and put them in a vase on Katy’s dresser.
precisely as stated
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Buena Moza As soon as Peter had left her Linda took her box of candy flowers and several of her finest roses and went to Katy’s room.
at the time that
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When her door opened and she saw her young mistress framed in it she tossed the magazine aside and sprang to her feet, but Linda made her resume her seat.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “They may clash with your colouring a mite, Mother Machree,” she said, “but by themselves they are very wonderful things, aren’t they?”
