used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Sister Jessie, I am so hungry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
react verbally
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
bekfus
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From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
the two together, not just one
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
demanding attention
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
dark-eyed
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From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
darlingsnounUS /ˈdɑːrlɪŋz/
plural of “darling” — a special loved one
From this reading “Wait a little while, my darlings, and sister Jessie will go and try to get you some bread!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
brought together in one place
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Wait a little while, my darlings, and sister Jessie will go and try to get you some bread!”
a young female
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Wait a little while, my darlings, and sister Jessie will go and try to get you some bread!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Sister Jessie, I am so hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sister Jessie, I am so hungry.
I'se
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From this reading “I’se hungry, too.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
Jessie
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From this reading “Sister Jessie, I am so hungry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
petulantlyadverb
in a petulant manner
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Sister Jessie, I am so hungry.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
skirtsnounUS /skɜːrts/
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Sister Jessie, I am so hungry.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
not in physical motion
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I’se hungry, too.
tremulouslyadverbUS /ˈtremjələsli/
in a tremulous manner
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Wait a little while, my darlings, and sister Jessie will go and try to get you some bread!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait a little while, my darlings, and sister Jessie will go and try to get you some bread!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Wait a little while, my darlings, and sister Jessie will go and try to get you some bread!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Wait a little while, my darlings, and sister Jessie will go and try to get you some bread!”
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Wait a little while, my darlings, and sister Jessie will go and try to get you some bread!”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Please give me some bread!” sobbed the pleading voice of a little child, clinging to the skirts of the young house mother, a dark-eyed girl of sixteen.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading I want my bekfus!” sobbed a still younger child, petulantly, and for answer Jessie stooped down and gathered both the little boys into her yearning arms, crying tremulously:
