used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading In the hall she met her brothers.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
CousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Farewell to the Cousins.
dinner-bell
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From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
down-stairs
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From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "O Guy!" she exclaimed, "I have finished my quilt!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell to the Cousins.
feastedverbUS /ˈfiːstɪd/
past form of “feast” — partake in a feast or banquet
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "O Guy!" she exclaimed, "I have finished my quilt!
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
a young female
From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "O Guy!" she exclaimed, "I have finished my quilt!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading In the hall she met her brothers.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O Guy!" she exclaimed, "I have finished my quilt!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O Guy!" she exclaimed, "I have finished my quilt!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hall she met her brothers.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
Jessie
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From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading In the hall she met her brothers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O Guy!" she exclaimed, "I have finished my quilt!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Guy!" she exclaimed, "I have finished my quilt!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
quiltnounUS /kwɪlt/
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
quilting-frame
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From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the hall she met her brothers.
skippedverbUS /skɪpt/
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
snuglyadverbUS /ˈsnʌɡli/
fitting closely
From this reading Scarcely had Jessie feasted her eyes on her quilt, snugly fixed between the bars of the quilting-frame, before the dinner-bell rang out its pleasant call.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Farewell to the Cousins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Farewell to the Cousins.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The happy girl skipped down-stairs with a light and merry step.
