used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
amendedadjectiveUS /əˈmendɪd/
of legislation
From this reading "Two!" amended Moses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
react verbally
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading "It's a band wagon!" cried Ethel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
can't
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From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
Cornelius
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From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "It's a band wagon!" cried Ethel.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
Ethel
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From this reading "It's a band wagon!" cried Ethel.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
It's
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From this reading "It's a band wagon!" cried Ethel.
and nothing more
From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
LoneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
MosesnounUS /ˈmoʊzəs/
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading "Two!" amended Moses.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
O'Shaughnessy
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From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
Polly
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From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
done under pressure
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
express in words
From this reading "Say, Miss Price, can't Polly just come and look at 'em?"
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two!" amended Moses.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading "It's a band wagon!" cried Ethel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the Assistance of Lone Star A strain of music floated up from the street, and the children that were able to be on their feet rushed for the windows.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "No," was the quiet answer, while Cornelius O'Shaughnessy made faces at the young woman's back.
