Ah
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From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
blade-bone
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From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
braidedadjectiveUS /ˈbreɪdɪd/
woven by (or as if by) braiding
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
CatnounUS /kæt/
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
Chee
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From this reading Chee!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
EnemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
footstoolnoun
a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
hairnounUS /her/
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 No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
harmnounUS /hɑːrm/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
Ouh
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From this reading ‘Ouh!
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
WifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Ah,’ said the Cat, watching, ‘then the mouse will do me no harm if I eat it?’
WomannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading No indeed!’ said the Woman, and she dropped the blade-bone and jumped upon the footstool in front of the fire and braided up her hair very quick for fear that the mouse should run up it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘O my Enemy and Wife of my Enemy and Mother of my Enemy,’ said the Cat, ‘is that little mouse part of your magic?’
