used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
admittancenounUS /ədˈmɪtəns/
the right to enter
From this reading She then went to Lucy's room, and tapping gently, demanded admittance.
ALLENnounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading CULVER ALLEN.
Amy's
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From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
Betsy
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From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
demanding attention
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
CULVER
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From this reading CULVER ALLEN.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading She then went to Lucy's room, and tapping gently, demanded admittance.
without deviation
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
a movement into or inward
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
in a gradual manner
From this reading She then went to Lucy's room, and tapping gently, demanded admittance.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
How
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From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
kissingnounUS /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
go away from a place
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
Lucy'snounUS /ˈluːsiz/
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
Mabel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
cut with a saw
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
in the near future
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
tappingnounUS /ˈtæpɪŋ/
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading She then went to Lucy's room, and tapping gently, demanded admittance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She then went to Lucy's room, and tapping gently, demanded admittance.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
a special situation
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
propel through the air
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She then went to Lucy's room, and tapping gently, demanded admittance.
in or at the place that
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
which person or people
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you please miss," said Betsy, entering Amy's room, where Mabel was sitting, "will you go to Miss Lucy's room for she is crying and sobbing like any thing, and she has got the door locked and will not open it--something must be the matter."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I will go to her directly, and will soon be back, love," said Mabel, kissing her sister, who never saw her leave without regret.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My friend, your house is made of glass, As any one may see, I pray you, therefore, have a care, How you throw stones at me.
