7
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From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
9
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From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
Bindle
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From this reading Mrs. Bindle closed her parlour-window.
BINDLE'S
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From this reading BINDLE'S WASHING-DAY I Shoooooooossssh!
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Mrs. Bindle closed her parlour-window.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
dividingverbUS /dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “divide” — separate into parts or portions
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
excavatingverbUS /ˈekskəveɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “excavate” — recover through digging
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
geranium-bed
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From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Bindle closed her parlour-window.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BINDLE'S WASHING-DAY I Shoooooooossssh!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
moth-eatenadjective
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
parlour-window
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From this reading Mrs. Bindle closed her parlour-window.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
Sawney's
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From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
Shoooooooossssh
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From this reading BINDLE'S WASHING-DAY I Shoooooooossssh!
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
WASHING-DAY
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From this reading BINDLE'S WASHING-DAY I Shoooooooossssh!
water-jug
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From this reading Like a silver flash, the contents of a water-jug descended upon the back of the moth-eaten sandy cat, engaged in excavating Mrs. Bindle's geranium-bed.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A curve of yellow, and Mrs. Sawney's "Sandy" had taken the dividing wall between No. 7 and No. 9 in one movement--and the drama was over.
