used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
with anger
From this reading Kathleen Crawford colored angrily.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
for the reason that
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Kathleen Crawford colored angrily.
complainingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/
expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
CrawfordnounUS /ˈkrɔːfərd/
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading Kathleen Crawford colored angrily.
discontentedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪskənˈtentɪd/
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
don't
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From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
at any time
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
fussverbUS /fʌs/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
a young female
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
haven't
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From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
and nothing more
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
KATHLEEN
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From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
used to form the superlative
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
no person; not anyone
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
express in words
From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m not discontented, Sarah,” she protested, “and you haven’t any business to say I am either.
she's
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From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
a late time of life
From this reading The idea of a big girl of twelve years old, complaining and making a fuss, just because she’s got to spend a couple of hours by herself.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading KATHLEEN “I really think, Miss Kathleen, that you are, without exception, the most discontented child I have ever seen.
you'd
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From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I don’t believe you’d like it yourself if you had to spend a whole beautiful afternoon in the house with nothing to do, and nobody to talk to.”
