used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
being joined in close association
From this reading "She certainly read the verse attached to her's with a lot of expression.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading "I thought Miss Green was really quite clever," said Elinor brightly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "I thought Miss Green was really quite clever," said Elinor brightly.
cuteadjectiveUS /kjuːt/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading I was never so disappointed in my life."
disgustedlyadverb
with disgust
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
Elinor
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From this reading "I thought Miss Green was really quite clever," said Elinor brightly.
at any time
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "She certainly read the verse attached to her's with a lot of expression.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
flattest
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From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
the act of departing
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "I thought Miss Green was really quite clever," said Elinor brightly.
GriffinnounUS /ˈɡrɪfɪn/
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
her's
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From this reading "She certainly read the verse attached to her's with a lot of expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was never so disappointed in my life."
INITIATIONS
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From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I was never so disappointed in my life."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "She certainly read the verse attached to her's with a lot of expression.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I thought Miss Green was really quite clever," said Elinor brightly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was never so disappointed in my life."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I was never so disappointed in my life."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
Patricia
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From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
pokedverbUS /poʊkt/
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I thought Miss Green was really quite clever," said Elinor brightly.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "She certainly read the verse attached to her's with a lot of expression.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I thought Miss Green was really quite clever," said Elinor brightly.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She certainly read the verse attached to her's with a lot of expression.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was never so disappointed in my life."
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
tabbies
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From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
a special situation
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
literature in metrical form
From this reading "She certainly read the verse attached to her's with a lot of expression.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
Wasn't
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From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
at the time that
From this reading "I thought it was going off well when Griffin opened the ball by finding her little figure poked away there on the stand back of her head, and made such a cute speech to it, but the rest of them certainly behaved like tame tabbies.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She certainly read the verse attached to her's with a lot of expression.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE INITIATIONS "Wasn't it the flattest thing you ever saw?" said Patricia, disgustedly, as they waited for Judith at the side door.
