used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
afearedadjective
a pronunciation of afraid
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
attemptingverbUS /əˈtemptɪŋ/
-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
brays
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From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
can't
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From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
a small house with a single story
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
donkeynounUS /ˈdɑːŋki/
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading ’Why, Phoebe,’ said De Witt, ’what are you driving for?
ElmnounUS /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ’Why, Phoebe,’ said De Witt, ’what are you driving for?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
a young female
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
good-naturedlyadverbUS /ˈɡʊdˈneɪtʃərdli/
in a good-natured manner
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
I'm
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From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
in order that something should not happen
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
subject to death
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
PhoebenounUS /ˈfiːbi/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading ’Why, Phoebe,’ said De Witt, ’what are you driving for?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
There's
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From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
up to a particular time
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
wanting in physical strength
From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ’Why, Phoebe,’ said De Witt, ’what are you driving for?
at any time that; every time that
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ’Why, Phoebe,’ said De Witt, ’what are you driving for?
in the company of; together with
From this reading ’There’s a donkey on the lawn by Elm Tree Cottage,’ said the girl; ’she brays whenever a horse passes, and I’m mortal afeared lest she scare this beast, and he runs away with me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
Witt
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From this reading ’Lead him on, De Witt, please, till we are away from the beach.’
wristsnounUS /rɪsts/
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading If he do so, I can’t hold him in, my wrists are so weak.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Why, Phoebe,’ said De Witt, ’what are you driving for?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man good-naturedly held the bit, and the horse obeyed without attempting resistance.
