used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
a youthful male person
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
dulledadjectiveUS /dʌld/
having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
opinion or judgment
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Tell them to forgive me."
Gerald
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From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
a young female
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
ignoringverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
Jane
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From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
Julie
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From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
MegnounUS /meɡ/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
a state of acute pain
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
carry out
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
express in words
From this reading Tell them to forgive me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tell them to forgive me."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The small boy, ignoring Jane, sprang toward the mountain girl and dragged her into the cabin.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
at the time that
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the floor lay Julie, her cheeks wet with tears, her eyes dulled with suffering.
worn-outadjective
used until no longer useful
From this reading With a glad cry Jane leaped into the darkened room and was about to take the small girl in her arms, but Julie turned away and held her hands out toward Meg, when to their surprise Jane sank down in a worn-out heap on the floor and began to sob bitterly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, mother, mother!" she cried, as though addressing someone she knew must be present, "help me to take your place with Julie and Gerald.
