ain't
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From this reading "No, no!" screamed Prudy, "I'm up in the Pines, I ain't here."
(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 "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
auntienounUS /ˈænti/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the man got me, and I begun to be dead!"
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And the man got me, and I begun to be dead!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
a young person of either sex
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
a special loved one
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And the man got me, and I begun to be dead!"
don't
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From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
set up or found
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And the man got me, and I begun to be dead!"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
I'm
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From this reading "No, no!" screamed Prudy, "I'm up in the Pines, I ain't here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
Madge
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From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And the man got me, and I begun to be dead!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the man got me, and I begun to be dead!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
not any; not one
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
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, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
PinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading "No, no!" screamed Prudy, "I'm up in the Pines, I ain't here."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
PRUDY
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From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "No, no!" screamed Prudy, "I'm up in the Pines, I ain't here."
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the man got me, and I begun to be dead!"
tossingverbUS /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
at the time that
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
a Caucasian
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "O, there I was!" cried the child, tossing up her arms, "all tumbled out of the window!
in the company of; together with
From this reading PRUDY SICK When aunt Madge went up stairs that night she found little Prudy hiding her head under the pillow, and screaming with fright.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why no, darling!" said aunt Madge, "here is auntie close by you, and here you are in your pretty white bed;--don't you see?"
