used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
animal'snounUS /ˈænəməlz/
possessive form of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Doggie, doggie," cried she, patting the little animal's head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Doggie, doggie," cried she, patting the little animal's head.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "THE FRECKLED DOG."
DoggienounUS /ˈdɔːɡi/
informal terms for dogs
From this reading "Doggie, doggie," cried she, patting the little animal's head.
else
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From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
Fly's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
Flyawayadjective
guided by whim and fancy
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
FRECKLEDadjectiveUS /ˈfrekəld/
relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
From this reading "THE FRECKLED DOG."
gentle-looking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
a young female
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
gropingadjectiveUS /ˈɡroʊpɪŋ/
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Doggie, doggie," cried she, patting the little animal's head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
and nothing more
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Doggie, doggie," cried she, patting the little animal's head.
held dear
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
pattingverbUS /ˈpætɪŋ/
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading "Doggie, doggie," cried she, patting the little animal's head.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE FRECKLED DOG."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But just then a gentle-looking blind girl came along led by a dog.
up to a particular time
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
having come into contact
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "O, _what_ a sweet voice," said the blind girl, putting out her hand and groping till she touched Fly's shoulder.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The sight was so strange that Flyaway stopped to admire; for whatever else she might be afraid of, she always loved and trusted a dog.
