used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She was sitting with her back to the door, which was open, and I could see her, but she couldn't see me.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
BrayverbUS /breɪ/
braying characteristic of donkeys
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was sitting with her back to the door, which was open, and I could see her, but she couldn't see me.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
clickverbUS /klɪk/
move or strike with a noise
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
couldn't
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From this reading She was sitting with her back to the door, which was open, and I could see her, but she couldn't see me.
don't
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From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She was sitting with her back to the door, which was open, and I could see her, but she couldn't see me.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
set up or found
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
MichigannounUS /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
Moon'snounUS /muːnz/
possessive form of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
not any; not one
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She was sitting with her back to the door, which was open, and I could see her, but she couldn't see me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
pendulumnounUS /ˈpen.dʒə.ləm/
A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely, often used in timekeeping.
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
in the near future
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was sitting with her back to the door, which was open, and I could see her, but she couldn't see me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She was sitting with her back to the door, which was open, and I could see her, but she couldn't see me.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
at the time that
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
which person or people
From this reading We were in the nursery, which is next to Mrs. Moon's bedroom, and she and the lady from Michigan, who is visiting her, were talking and paying no attention to us.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Presently something the lady said--her name is Mrs. Grey--made everything in me stop working, and my heart gave a little click like a clock when the pendulum don't swing right.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Well, the way I found out was one of those mysterious ways in which God works his wonders.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday afternoon I asked Miss Bray if I could go over and play with the Moon children, three of whom are sick, and she said I might.
