used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DISAPPEARING “He’s--he’s a friend of mine!” said Peggy bravely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
for the reason that
From this reading “He’s come to tea, Nannie, because it’s my birfday.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
birfday
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From this reading “He’s come to tea, Nannie, because it’s my birfday.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading DISAPPEARING “He’s--he’s a friend of mine!” said Peggy bravely.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “He’s come to tea, Nannie, because it’s my birfday.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
without stop or interruption
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
DISAPPEARINGnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading DISAPPEARING “He’s--he’s a friend of mine!” said Peggy bravely.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading DISAPPEARING “He’s--he’s a friend of mine!” said Peggy bravely.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
He's
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From this reading DISAPPEARING “He’s--he’s a friend of mine!” said Peggy bravely.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
it's
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From this reading “He’s come to tea, Nannie, because it’s my birfday.”
and nothing more
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DISAPPEARING “He’s--he’s a friend of mine!” said Peggy bravely.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He’s come to tea, Nannie, because it’s my birfday.”
Nannie
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From this reading “He’s come to tea, Nannie, because it’s my birfday.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISAPPEARING “He’s--he’s a friend of mine!” said Peggy bravely.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
Peggy
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From this reading DISAPPEARING “He’s--he’s a friend of mine!” said Peggy bravely.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading DISAPPEARING “He’s--he’s a friend of mine!” said Peggy bravely.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
be seated
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
express in speech
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
not in physical motion
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “He’s come to tea, Nannie, because it’s my birfday.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He’s come to tea, Nannie, because it’s my birfday.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
precisely as stated
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She suddenly felt very sorry for the Giant, for though he was so extremely big he seemed somehow now just like a helpless baby.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
at the time that
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But the unfortunate woman continued to sit on the floor, glaring wildly at the Giant, and opening and shutting her mouth without a sound coming out of it.
showing curiosity
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (Peggy still talked baby language when she got excited.) “And he’s brought a lovely bit of cake like you said people had before the War,” she went on, pressing the ring tightly, and wondering when Nurse _would_ speak.
