used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
cause to be bored
From this reading HOW PAUL BORE IT.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
break-neck
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From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
futileadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtəl/
producing no result or effect
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
graspingnounUS /ˈɡræspɪŋ/
understanding with difficulty
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
HOW
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW PAUL BORE IT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW PAUL BORE IT.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
NorwaynounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading HOW PAUL BORE IT.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
having a supporting base
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
carry out
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
hard to endure
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Stella and Michael had finished their breakfast and were playing together.
at the time that
From this reading "We are playing at being in Norway," he shouted, when he caught sight of his elder brother.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
which person or people
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
window-seat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Michael was standing up in the high window-seat, grasping a long pole with a curtain hook at the end of it, with which he made frantic but futile efforts to land Stella, who was dashing about in a perfectly break-neck fashion in a box on the floor.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rekt/
destroyed in an accident
From this reading "Stella has been wrecked, and is trying to get to land in a boat, but the waves are dashing it on the rocks so hard, she will be wrecked before I can land her, if I don't take care."
