(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 She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “George, you are extremely irascible, but that’s the way; I get no sympathy at all.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
BotherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
BridgetnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒət/
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading I don’t know that Bridget will ever call us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “George, you are extremely irascible, but that’s the way; I get no sympathy at all.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I don’t know that Bridget will ever call us.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
don't
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From this reading I don’t know that Bridget will ever call us.
at any time
From this reading I don’t know that Bridget will ever call us.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “George, you are extremely irascible, but that’s the way; I get no sympathy at all.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “George, you are extremely irascible, but that’s the way; I get no sympathy at all.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
How
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From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t know that Bridget will ever call us.
I'm
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From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
inflamedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈfleɪmd/
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
irascibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈræsɪbəl/
quickly aroused to anger
From this reading “George, you are extremely irascible, but that’s the way; I get no sympathy at all.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
it's
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From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
Johnnie
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From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know that Bridget will ever call us.
not any; not one
From this reading “George, you are extremely irascible, but that’s the way; I get no sympathy at all.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
nursingnounUS /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
express in words
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
She's
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From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “George, you are extremely irascible, but that’s the way; I get no sympathy at all.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t know that Bridget will ever call us.
that's
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From this reading “George, you are extremely irascible, but that’s the way; I get no sympathy at all.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
to-night
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From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don’t know that Bridget will ever call us.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “George, you are extremely irascible, but that’s the way; I get no sympathy at all.”
at the time that
From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She’s probably sitting out in the kitchen, nursing her teeth; why she has five roots there, and all of them so inflamed that——” “Bother her roots, I say!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I don’t know that Bridget will ever call us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How cross you are to-night, George! when I’m so tired, too.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Johnnie, your face is dirty, go and wash it; be quick now, for it’s time for dinner.
