Chapter IV · Prue’s Mishap

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

quickly and without warning

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

later than; following

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

dearly loved

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

in a brisk manner

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

a thin layer covering something

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

plural of “cooky” — the cook on a ranch or at a camp

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

remove the dust from

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

and nothing more

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

in an abundant and luxuriant manner

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

above and across; more than

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

feeling great sexual desire

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

a particular situation

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

possessive form of “sugar” — a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

carry out

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Randy was far from pleased to be taking this long walk in the dust and heat.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Down the long, dusty road trudged Randy and Prue one hot morning on their way to the village store.

at the time that

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

(of hair) having lost its color

From this reading At every step the dust arose like smoke, then settled upon their shoes, making a thick coating like that which whitened the blackberry vines growing luxuriantly over the wall by the roadside.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She had been sitting upon the rough, wooden seat just outside the kitchen door, reading the beloved fairy book, when her mother had stepped briskly to the doorway, calling her back from fairyland abruptly, saying: “Come, Randy, you must go down to the store after some sugar.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I’ve got my cookies ’bout half done and my sugar’s given out, so you must put on your sunbonnet and take Prue, and go as quick as you can.