used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Dear little children," said Mary Louise sadly.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear little children," said Mary Louise sadly.
DONSnounUS /dɑːnz/
plural of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
Dr
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From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
HENNAnounUS /ˈhenə/
a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder if she is their mother."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder if she is their mother."
a message received and understood
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what scared her off."
JOSIE
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From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
kidsnounUS /kɪdz/
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
go away from a place
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Dear little children," said Mary Louise sadly.
Louise
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From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I wonder if she is their mother."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That is what scared her off."
bring forth or yield
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "Dear little children," said Mary Louise sadly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading That is what scared her off."
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder if she is their mother."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
there's
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From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what scared her off."
WIGnounUS /wɪɡ/
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading JOSIE DONS A HENNA WIG "Believe me, there's something shady about that woman!" said Josie to Mary Louise.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder if she is their mother."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She was ready enough to leave the kids until Dr. Weston told her she would have to produce some kind of information about them.
