used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
(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 All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
the lower side of anything
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading She soon saw the danger they had got into.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
don't
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From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
divisible by two
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She soon saw the danger they had got into.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
how
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From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She soon saw the danger they had got into.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
kittensnounUS /ˈkɪtənz/
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
mewed
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From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
mewing
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From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
not any; not one
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
free from harm or evil
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
SALOMEnounUS /səˈloʊmi/
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
cut with a saw
From this reading She soon saw the danger they had got into.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She soon saw the danger they had got into.
be seated
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
in the near future
From this reading She soon saw the danger they had got into.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
trotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading But a mother’s ears are sharp, and before they had mewed ten times Salome appeared at a trot, asking anxiously, “What have those tiresome children of mine done now?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If they had been more of babies, she would have climbed up after them and brought them down in her mouth, but they were too big and heavy for that.
precisely as stated
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All she could do was to sit at the bottom of the curtain and give them courage by mewing and telling them what to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
wouldn't
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From this reading SALOME TO THE RESCUE I don’t know what would have happened if no one had heard them, for the little kitchen kittens were very busy with the milk, and even if they had wanted to, they wouldn’t have known how to help.
