anew
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
ashenadjectiveUS /ˈæʃən/
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
a youthful male person
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
Cora'snounUS /ˈkɔːrəz/
possessive form of “cora” — (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
didn't
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From this reading “We didn’t mean no harm, ma’am.”
one or the other of two
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
at any time
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
hold firmly
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “We didn’t mean no harm, ma’am.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
how
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From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading “We didn’t mean no harm, ma’am.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “We didn’t mean no harm, ma’am.”
meddlesomeadjectiveUS /ˈmedəlsəm/
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
not any; not one
From this reading “We didn’t mean no harm, ma’am.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
nosesnounUS /ˈnoʊzɪz/
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
pokingnounUS /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
free from harm or evil
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
tearfullyadverbUS /ˈtɪrfəli/
with tears; in a tearful manner
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We didn’t mean no harm, ma’am.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
a Caucasian
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Go away, and if I ever find either one of you up in this hall again, I will kill you both!”
Willie
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From this reading The elder boy shook himself loose from her angry grasp and tried to rescue Willie, saying tearfully:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cora’s eyes flashed, her lips and face went ashen white, her form trembled with passion, as, catching the boys by their shoulders, she shook both violently, screaming:
wretches
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From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You little meddlesome wretches, how dare you sneak around this way, poking your noses into things that are none of your business!
