used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
Addie
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From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
for the reason that
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
carpet-cleaner
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From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
Christobel
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From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
CrowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading Crow stood up and stretched.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
Don't
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From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
good-night
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From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
intervenedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnd/
past form of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
hear with intention
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
MumadjectiveUS /mʌm/
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
piffleverb
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
politelyadverbUS /pəˈlaɪtli/
in a polite manner
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
express in words
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
she's
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From this reading Come along and say good-night to Mum, she’s gone up because she had a headache."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Crow stood up and stretched.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Crow stood up and stretched.
express a supposition
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
at the time that
From this reading Miss Chance was about to plunge into further depths, when Christobel intervened politely.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading "Don’t listen to him, Miss Chance, he is talking the worst kind of piffle--suppose we go to bed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Addie, get up, your head was never intended for a carpet-cleaner.
