used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
anew
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
(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 Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
Antoine
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From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “It’s time to go to bed, ma mie.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
dartedverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪd/
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
a young female
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “It’s time to go to bed, ma mie.
greynessnoun
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
HUMPHREY
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From this reading HUMPHREY TRAIL “Minuit!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
It's
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From this reading “It’s time to go to bed, ma mie.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
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 Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “It’s time to go to bed, ma mie.
mie
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From this reading “It’s time to go to bed, ma mie.
Minuitnoun
Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
From this reading HUMPHREY TRAIL “Minuit!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
ruenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It’s time to go to bed, ma mie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s time to go to bed, ma mie.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A little girl peered through the gloom of a dark alley, toward the rue Saint Antoine.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading HUMPHREY TRAIL “Minuit!”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
precisely as stated
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
Vivi
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From this reading Come to Vivi,” she called again and suddenly from out of the greyness of the deserted alley, a gaunt, long shape appeared.
which person or people
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Her thin, eager face looked anxious and her black eyes darted here and there in search of him who until very recently had been her best friend in all the world, Minuit, an alley cat!
