used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was neither angry nor scared, but worried.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
divisible by two
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was neither angry nor scared, but worried.
imprisonmentnounUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
fasten with a lock
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I was neither angry nor scared, but worried.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I was neither angry nor scared, but worried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
PegnounUS /peɡ/
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Red was scared.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading Red was scared.
ScoopnounUS /skuːp/
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
tender's
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From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
two times
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Red was scared.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading UNDER THE BED Scoop and Peg were bitterly angry over our arrest and imprisonment in the lock tender’s attic bedroom.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
at the time that
From this reading To be arrested, even when one is innocent, is something of a disgrace.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading I was neither angry nor scared, but worried.
wouldn't
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From this reading What gave me that feeling was the unhappy thought that it wouldn’t please Mother and Dad a little bit to learn, upon my return home, that I had been picked up twice in daily succession by the law.
