used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yes, it was a little child.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "Oh, the cruelty of it!" she sobbed aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Yes, it was a little child.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading "Oh, the cruelty of it!" she sobbed aloud.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
Dorothy
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From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
Dorothy's
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From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it was a little child.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yes, it was a little child.
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 Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, the cruelty of it!" she sobbed aloud.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, the cruelty of it!" she sobbed aloud.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
with speed
From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
except for; apart from
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Oh, the cruelty of it!" she sobbed aloud.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some one had doomed it to death on this bitter night, and she thanked Heaven for bringing her to that spot to save its life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it was a little child.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The cry died away in Dorothy's throat as her terrified eyes fell upon the bundle which she held in her arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
WrappingnounUS /ˈræpɪŋ/
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
From this reading Wrapping it quickly in the ends of her long thick cloak, Dorothy hurried to the nearest shelter with it.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it was a little child.
