used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
anew
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
(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 SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
for the reason that
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
continuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəsli/
at every point
From this reading Sarah wept continuously and only stopped when she was put down on the barn floor.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
disfiguredadjectiveUS /dɪˈsfɪɡjərd/
having the appearance spoiled
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
don't
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From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sarah wept continuously and only stopped when she was put down on the barn floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Sarah wept continuously and only stopped when she was put down on the barn floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
forlorn-looking
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From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
Hildreth
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From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
I'll
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From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
judiciouslyadverbUS /dʒuːˈdɪʃɪsli/
in a judicious manner
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
engage in
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sarah wept continuously and only stopped when she was put down on the barn floor.
and nothing more
From this reading Sarah wept continuously and only stopped when she was put down on the barn floor.
permanentlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrmənəntli/
for a long time without essential change
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
by chance
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sarah wept continuously and only stopped when she was put down on the barn floor.
Richard
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From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
cut with a saw
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
SERENEadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
a person, without saying who
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
sootheverbUS /suːð/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Sarah wept continuously and only stopped when she was put down on the barn floor.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She stopped then because someone was making more noise than she could possibly make.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
hard to endure
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sarah was truly a forlorn-looking object, but he tucked her under his arm and set off for the barn, trying in vain to soothe her as they went.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Sarah wept continuously and only stopped when she was put down on the barn floor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
at the time that
From this reading Sarah wept continuously and only stopped when she was put down on the barn floor.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I don't want to hear another word," Mr. Hildreth was saying in a cold, loud voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALL SERENE AGAIN "I think," said Richard, judiciously, "I'll carry you up to the barn and wash you off; your mother might think you were permanently disfigured if she saw you now."
