Chapter XIV · Henderson Palace

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

at or in the front

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

(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 ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

for the reason that

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

noisy and mischievous merrymaking

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

held dear

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

used to form the superlative

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

a light shade of red

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

the act of applying force in order to move something away

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading “Mrs. Phillips let me have it,” she said, “because she says the baby uses the go-cart ’most all the time now, anyway.”

plural of “wand” — a rod used by a magician or water diviner

From this reading In the carriage she had many rolls of tissue paper, and a big bundle of tarlatan, and gilt paper and wands, and all sorts of fascinating things.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading ALL day Saturday the members of the Jinks Club were busy making their “floats.”

a Caucasian

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.

slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork

From this reading Delight came in triumph, pushing a wicker baby-carriage ahead of her.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Delight loved to cut and paste, and long before the others began their work, she had flung off hat and coat, and was singing to herself as she made pink and white paper roses.