aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Except on the ghost! except on the ghost!" shrieked the twins, as they capered about.
anew
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
(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 "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
with anger
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You must never play these practical jokes any more."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Except on the ghost! except on the ghost!" shrieked the twins, as they capered about.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
capered
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From this reading "Except on the ghost! except on the ghost!" shrieked the twins, as they capered about.
Cecil
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From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
a special loved one
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Except on the ghost! except on the ghost!" shrieked the twins, as they capered about.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
set up or found
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
made afraid
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "Except on the ghost! except on the ghost!" shrieked the twins, as they capered about.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
coins made of gold
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
jokesnounUS /dʒoʊks/
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading You must never play these practical jokes any more."
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
go away from a place
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You must never play these practical jokes any more."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must never play these practical jokes any more."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You must never play these practical jokes any more."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
OtisnounUS /ˈoʊtɪs/
United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
participate in games or sport
From this reading You must never play these practical jokes any more."
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading You must never play these practical jokes any more."
on the contrary
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "Except on the ghost! except on the ghost!" shrieked the twins, as they capered about.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
smoothedadjectiveUS /smuːðd/
made smooth by ironing
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You must never play these practical jokes any more."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Except on the ghost! except on the ghost!" shrieked the twins, as they capered about.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
a shaky motion
From this reading "My own darling, thank God you are found; you must never leave my side again," murmured Mrs. Otis, as she kissed the trembling child, and smoothed the tangled gold of her hair.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading "Except on the ghost! except on the ghost!" shrieked the twins, as they capered about.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good heavens! child, where have you been?" said Mr. Otis, rather angrily, thinking that she had been playing some foolish trick on them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Cecil and I have been riding all over the country looking for you, and your mother has been frightened to death.
