used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dimly she saw a large velvety head bending over her.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Dimly she saw a large velvety head bending over her.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
without stop or interruption
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
DimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading Dimly she saw a large velvety head bending over her.
donkeynounUS /ˈdɑːŋki/
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Dimly she saw a large velvety head bending over her.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dimly she saw a large velvety head bending over her.
lickverbUS /lɪk/
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
lickedadjectiveUS /lɪkt/
having been got the better of
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
Palikare
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From this reading Palikare!
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
with speed
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
cut with a saw
From this reading Dimly she saw a large velvety head bending over her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dimly she saw a large velvety head bending over her.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
propel through the air
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In terror she tried to throw herself on one side, but a big tongue licked her cheek and held her to the grass.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
velvetyadjectiveUS /ˈvelvəti/
smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
From this reading Dimly she saw a large velvety head bending over her.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading THE RESCUE Something warm passing over her face made her open her eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So quickly had this happened that she had not had time to recognize the big velvety head which belonged to a donkey, but while the great tongue continued to lick her face and hands she was able to look up at it.
