used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found his Meg awake and calm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading He found his Meg awake and calm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jem came back within the hour.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
make calm or still
From this reading He found his Meg awake and calm.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jem came back within the hour.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
a young person of either sex
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
Dickie's
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From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
dozingverbUS /ˈdoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
set up or found
From this reading He found his Meg awake and calm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found his Meg awake and calm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found his Meg awake and calm.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Jem came back within the hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL.
JemnounUS /dʒem/
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading Jem came back within the hour.
and nothing more
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
MegnounUS /meɡ/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading He found his Meg awake and calm.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
not any; not one
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
rousingadjectiveUS /ˈraʊzɪŋ/
capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
confined on all sides
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
a Caucasian
From this reading As for the child, he lay on the soft white pillow with his eyes closed from the light, dozing occasionally and then rousing just enough to understand the tender care that surrounded him, and to realize that he need have no fear now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had had some breakfast, and was now lying with her hand clasped in little Dickie's with a serene smile on her face.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Jem came back within the hour.
