used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
alarmingadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
can't
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From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
DottyadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːti/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
drowsyadjectiveUS /ˈdraʊzi/
half asleep
From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
FROSTnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading RIDING ON JACK FROST.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
hostess's
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From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
inexpressibleadjective
defying expression
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
a small worthless amount
From this reading RIDING ON JACK FROST.
and nothing more
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
measle
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From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RIDING ON JACK FROST.
on one occasion
From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
and nothing more
From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
Perdigoff
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From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
Pragoff
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From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
prickingnoun
the act of puncturing with a small point
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
reclinedverbUS /rɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “recline” — move the upper body backwards and down
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading RIDING ON JACK FROST.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Fly slept in a little cot beside her hostess's bed.
in the near future
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
in the direction of
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
waked
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From this reading Fly only waked once in the night, and asked in a drowsy tone, "Have I got a measle?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Mrs. Pragoff, poor lady, reclined half the night on her elbow, watching the child's breathing; but, to her inexpressible relief, nothing happened that was at all alarming.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But just as Mrs. Pragoff was enjoying a morning nap, a pair of little feet went pricking over the floor, towards the girls' room, but soon returned, and a sweet young voice cried,-- "O, Miss Perdigoff, I can't wake up Dotty!"
