aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
anew
From this reading THE SHOEMAKER OF DONEGAL "Tell me the story again, Kathleen."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
can't
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From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to the top of the hill and I'll tell you."
DONEGAL
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From this reading THE SHOEMAKER OF DONEGAL "Tell me the story again, Kathleen."
door-stone
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From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
Ellen
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From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Come to the top of the hill and I'll tell you."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
I'll
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From this reading Come to the top of the hill and I'll tell you."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
Kathleen
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From this reading THE SHOEMAKER OF DONEGAL "Tell me the story again, Kathleen."
Kathleen's
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From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SHOEMAKER OF DONEGAL "Tell me the story again, Kathleen."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHOEMAKER OF DONEGAL "Tell me the story again, Kathleen."
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
SHOEMAKERnounUS /ˈʃuːmeɪkər/
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading THE SHOEMAKER OF DONEGAL "Tell me the story again, Kathleen."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
with low volume
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE SHOEMAKER OF DONEGAL "Tell me the story again, Kathleen."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
express in words
From this reading THE SHOEMAKER OF DONEGAL "Tell me the story again, Kathleen."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHOEMAKER OF DONEGAL "Tell me the story again, Kathleen."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Come to the top of the hill and I'll tell you."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Sure, he might be under the hedge this minute and hear me talking about him.
in or at the place that
From this reading Mary Ellen slipped her hand into Kathleen's, and the two children stole softly away from the door-stone where they had been playing.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can't tell it to you here, Mary Ellen," whispered her sister.
