used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
on or to one side
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock!
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
don't
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From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, why should I?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
absolutely essential
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock!
not any; not one
From this reading "No, why should I?"
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
Prue
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From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "No, why should I?"
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
slug-a-bed
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From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
in the near future
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
Sylvia
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From this reading "Come, Sylvia, it is nine o'clock!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
to-day
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From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
WHIMSnounUS /wɪmz/
plural of “whim” — a sudden desire
From this reading WHIMS.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "No, why should I?"
wide-awakeadjective
fully awake
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading And Sylvia turned her face away from the flood of light that poured into the room as Prue put aside the curtains and flung up the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
YulenounUS /juːl/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Little slug-a-bed, don't you mean to get up to-day?" said Miss Yule, bustling into her sister's room with the wide-awake appearance of one to whom sleep was a necessary evil, to be endured and gotten over as soon as possible.
