used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
cubnounUS /kʌb/
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading "Young cub!"
someone who is a detective
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
divisible by two
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
extravagancenounUS /ekˈstrævəɡəns/
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
placated
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From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
RavenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading Raven thought.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
sulkilyadverb
in a sulky manner
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Raven thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
at the time that
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
which person or people
From this reading She held out a careless hand to Dick, who looked at it an instant and then turned sulkily away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He should have kissed it, even gone on his knees to do it, and placated her with a laughing extravagance.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He recalled the words he had caught from her lips when he was coming in and flushed to his forehead over the ringing warmth of them.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Young cub!"
