used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
Audrey
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From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
dearly loved
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
forsakenverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
incensenounUS /ˌɪnˈsens/
a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
lamentverbUS /ləˈment/
express grief verbally
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
LETSnounUS /lets/
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
MOLLIEnounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
Mollie's
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From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
piteousadjective
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
RossnounUS /rɑːs/
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
RutherfordnounUS /ˈrʌθərfərd/
a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
sweetenverbUS /ˈswiːtən/
make sweeter in taste
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
TRENCHnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading TRENCH.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading It was the first day of the vacation, and Rutherford looked as empty and deserted as some forsaken city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Audrey was on her knees packing a huge travelling box, and Mollie, seated on the edge of a chair, was regarding her with round, melancholy eyes.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading MOLLIE LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG 'Nothing is true but love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh dear, Miss Ross, what shall I do without you for seven whole weeks?' was Mollie's piteous lament one morning.
