used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Kitty, _are_ you coming, or _are_ you not?
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TEA AT THE FARM.
attitudesnounUS /ˈætətuːdz/
plural of “attitude” — a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
Betty
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From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
centrepiecenoun
the central or most important feature
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Kitty, _are_ you coming, or _are_ you not?
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading TEA AT THE FARM.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
groupedadjectiveUS /ɡruːpt/
arranged into groups
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
how
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From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading "Kitty, _are_ you coming, or _are_ you not?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Kitty, _are_ you coming, or _are_ you not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Kitty, _are_ you coming, or _are_ you not?
others
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From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
pasties
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From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
regretfuladjectiveUS /rɪˈɡretfəl/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading TEA AT THE FARM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEA AT THE FARM.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
precisely as stated
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
at the time that
From this reading It is very mean of you to keep us waiting all this time when you know how hungry we are!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
a Caucasian
From this reading Betty had spread a sheet of white paper, and on it had arranged the pasties according to their length.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a deep, regretful sigh and a little shake Kitty rose and made her way to the large flat rock by the water's edge, on which the others had grouped themselves in more or less easy attitudes, with the food as a centrepiece.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Kitty, _are_ you coming, or _are_ you not?
