used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
ash-colored
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From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
closetnounUS /ˈklɑːzət/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Nefer's simply unkinked herself, waved a hand to the real audience and come back stage.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
crowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
daggersnounUS /ˈdæɡərz/
plural of “dagger” — a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And stopped dead.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
depressingly dark
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
Greta
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From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Miss Nefer's simply unkinked herself, waved a hand to the real audience and come back stage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, I suppose I should have said to myself, _Greta, you imagined that last loud whisper from the audience.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Nefer's simply unkinked herself, waved a hand to the real audience and come back stage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
ignoringverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Well, I suppose I should have said to myself, _Greta, you imagined that last loud whisper from the audience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
and nothing more
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
kookyadjectiveUS /ˈkuːki/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
immediately past
From this reading Well, I suppose I should have said to myself, _Greta, you imagined that last loud whisper from the audience.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Well, I suppose I should have said to myself, _Greta, you imagined that last loud whisper from the audience.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
miltownnoun
a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
Nefer
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From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
Nefer's
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From this reading Miss Nefer's simply unkinked herself, waved a hand to the real audience and come back stage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Miss Nefer's simply unkinked herself, waved a hand to the real audience and come back stage.
rigverbUS /rɪɡ/
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Well, I suppose I should have said to myself, _Greta, you imagined that last loud whisper from the audience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Well, I suppose I should have said to myself, _Greta, you imagined that last loud whisper from the audience.
and nothing more
From this reading Miss Nefer's simply unkinked herself, waved a hand to the real audience and come back stage.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Miss Nefer's simply unkinked herself, waved a hand to the real audience and come back stage.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading And stopped dead.
express a supposition
From this reading Well, I suppose I should have said to myself, _Greta, you imagined that last loud whisper from the audience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
unkinked
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From this reading Miss Nefer's simply unkinked herself, waved a hand to the real audience and come back stage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Miss Nefer's simply unkinked herself, waved a hand to the real audience and come back stage.
(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 Well, I suppose I should have said to myself, _Greta, you imagined that last loud whisper from the audience.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Well, I suppose I should have said to myself, _Greta, you imagined that last loud whisper from the audience.
wignounUS /wɪɡ/
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Just behind me, pacing back and forth like an ash-colored tiger in the gloomy wings, looking daggers at the audience every time she turned at that end of her invisible cage, but ignoring me completely, was Miss Nefer in the Elizabeth wig and rig.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Greta_, I told myself, _you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head._ I turned to go and fetch me one from my closet.
