used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
react verbally
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
associateverbUS /əˈsoʊsiət/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I say, Georgie! come here a minute."
Dexie
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From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
enclose with a fence
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
Georgie
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From this reading "Georgie!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I say, Georgie! come here a minute."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, Georgie! come here a minute."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
a boy or man
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I say, Georgie! come here a minute."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
not any; not one
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
pebblesnounUS /ˈpebəlz/
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
Perrin
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From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
recurring again and again
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
express in words
From this reading I say, Georgie! come here a minute."
showernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading No answer being received, a shower of small pebbles came over the fence, and the call was repeated.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
a person, without saying who
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
at the time that
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading One morning when Dexie was out in the back garden whistling like a bird, and busy about some domestic matters, someone outside the high fence called:
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Thinking it was Mark Perrin, a wild young lad with whom Georgie was forbidden to associate, Dexie called out:
