used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My pearls and my purple plush robe!
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
the act of departing
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
hasteningverbUS /ˈheɪsənɪŋ/
-ing form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
Kabumpo
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From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My pearls and my purple plush robe!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
on one occasion
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “My pearls and my purple plush robe!
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
plushadjectiveUS /plʌʃ/
characterized by extravagance and profusion
From this reading “My pearls and my purple plush robe!
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
Pumperdinkian
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From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “My pearls and my purple plush robe!
robenounUS /roʊb/
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “My pearls and my purple plush robe!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
a strong line
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, Sir!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once in his own apartment, Kabumpo pulled the bell rope furiously.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
at the time that
From this reading Bring them at once!” he puffed when his personal attendant appeared in the doorway.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Sir!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you going out, Sir?” murmured the little Pumperdinkian, hastening to a great chest in the corner of the big marble room, to get out of the robe.
