used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SHADOWS "William, it _can't_ be true!"
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
can't
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From this reading SHADOWS "William, it _can't_ be true!"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SHADOWS "William, it _can't_ be true!"
Keineth
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From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
Keineth's
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From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
Lee'snounUS /liːz/
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
a unit of instruction
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
a form of address for a man
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
Nellie
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From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
Nellie's
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From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
Peggy
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From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
an educational institution
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
seriousnessnounUS /ˈsɪriəsnəs/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading SHADOWS "William, it _can't_ be true!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading SHADOWS "William, it _can't_ be true!"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peggy and Billy had gone to school; she was starting out for her music lesson and had stopped to ask Aunt Nellie a question.
William
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From this reading SHADOWS "William, it _can't_ be true!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tone of Aunt Nellie's voice, the seriousness of Mr. Lee's face, made Keineth's heart turn cold with fear!
the words that are spoken
From this reading Keineth, pausing on the threshold of the dining-room door, overheard the words.
