used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
bangingnounUS /ˈbæŋɪŋ/
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading For one thing, I hoped that she would become homelier and homelier.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
enclose with a fence
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
Gallywiggle's
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From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
homelier
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From this reading For one thing, I hoped that she would become homelier and homelier.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
how
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From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
and nothing more
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
not any; not one
From this reading No, I wouldn’t!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, I hoped that she would become homelier and homelier.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
Pederson's
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From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
SCOOPnounUS /skuːp/
the quantity a scoop will hold
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
soapnounUS /soʊp/
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
a special situation
From this reading For one thing, I hoped that she would become homelier and homelier.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
unwarrantedadjectiveUS /ənˈwɔːrəntɪd/
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
at the time that
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT SCOOP DID I imagined that I could feel the bump on my head getting bigger and bigger as I sat on the rock with my cap in my lap and my four boxes of Mr. Gallywiggle’s beauty soap in my cap.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And when I thought of how the bump came to be there, so big and painful, I said to myself, in just anger over Mrs. Pederson’s unwarranted attack, that I hoped that she would get her pay for banging me up.
wouldn't
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From this reading She could become as homely as an old mud fence and I wouldn’t let her have a single cake of my beauty soap.
