used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
(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 She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
don't
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From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
let fall to the ground
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
Emma
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From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
EMMA'S
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From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
made afraid
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
furzenoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
and nothing more
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
lardernounUS /ˈlɑːrdər/
a supply of food especially for a household
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
staying power
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
Moffat
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From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
on the contrary
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
creating thread
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
spunverbUS /spʌn/
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
stickyadjectiveUS /ˈstɪki/
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
express in words
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
threadsnounUS /θredz/
informal terms for clothing
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
precisely as stated
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
WEBnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
at the time that
From this reading Then she climbed up it, spinning another thread, and when she had like this spun some nice strong sticky threads she waited for the wind to carry them on to some branches of furze.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She climbed up fairly high and then let herself drop with all her legs stretched out, spinning all the time the thread by which she was hanging.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading One day Emma felt very hungry; her larder was quite empty and she had been without food for nearly a week.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a fine evening, with just a gentle little wind blowing, so she thought she would try a new place for her web, where it would have a better chance of catching something.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading EMMA’S WEB And now I am afraid you are finding this rather dry, and if I don’t tell you a story you will be frightened away like Miss Moffat.
