used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
blamesnounUS /bleɪmz/
plural of “blame” — an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But isn't it perfectly wonderful that the rain should deprive me of something?
can't
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From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
couldn't
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From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
defiancenounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
depriveverbUS /dɪˈpraɪv/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading But isn't it perfectly wonderful that the rain should deprive me of something?
DiarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
isn't
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From this reading But isn't it perfectly wonderful that the rain should deprive me of something?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But isn't it perfectly wonderful that the rain should deprive me of something?
it's
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From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
and nothing more
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
immediately past
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
lawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/
without law or control
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
mandatenounUS /ˈmændeɪt/
a document giving an official instruction or command
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
MavisnounUS /ˈmeɪvɪs/
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
not any; not one
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading But isn't it perfectly wonderful that the rain should deprive me of something?
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading But isn't it perfectly wonderful that the rain should deprive me of something?
rainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But isn't it perfectly wonderful that the rain should deprive me of something?
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For it's raining and dull, and I can't go out of doors, and so I must have something to occupy me, must I not?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Out you come, from under my pillow, in lawless defiance of the mandate.
having passed out of existence
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading But isn't it perfectly wonderful that the rain should deprive me of something?
the act of creating written works
From this reading She has just said, sternly, "No more writing, Miss Mavis," and vanished from the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Very Next Day I was so tired last night, Diary, that I couldn't sleep, and Sarah blames you!
