used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
cakesnounUS /keɪks/
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here she came face to face with a strange cat.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Here she came face to face with a strange cat.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Here she came face to face with a strange cat.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
fishyadjectiveUS /ˈfɪʃi/
of or relating to or resembling fish
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here she came face to face with a strange cat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
and nothing more
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
kittennounUS /ˈkɪtən/
young domestic cat
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
miaouing
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From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
miaous
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From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
MINETTE
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From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
scratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
smeltnounUS /smelt/
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Here she came face to face with a strange cat.
carry out
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MINETTE FINDS THE KITCHEN One day Minette smelt a nice fishy smell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
Tibby
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From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
up to a particular time
From this reading It tempted her out of the room, down a passage and round a corner till she arrived at the kitchen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here she came face to face with a strange cat.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
precisely as stated
From this reading Minette was very alarmed at first, she thought this strange cat might scratch her, but Tibby was much too busy to take any notice of a little kitten and kept miaouing and staring up at the fish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cook was just making fish cakes, and Tibby the kitchen cat was asking for some with loud miaous.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here she came face to face with a strange cat.
