aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Go back to bed, and I'll tell you all about the fire in the morning."
(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 "Go back to bed, and I'll tell you all about the fire in the morning."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, Hugh, are you going?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
demanding attention
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
demandingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmændɪŋ/
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
start firing a weapon
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
the act of departing
From this reading "Oh, Hugh, are you going?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
half-awake
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From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
Hugh
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From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
I'll
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From this reading "Go back to bed, and I'll tell you all about the fire in the morning."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
and nothing more
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Go back to bed, and I'll tell you all about the fire in the morning."
NINAnounUS /ˈniːnə/
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Hugh, are you going?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
pattering
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From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
scuttledverbUS /ˈskʌtəld/
past form of “scuttle” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
Shirley
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From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
SHOPPINGnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
express in words
From this reading "Go back to bed, and I'll tell you all about the fire in the morning."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
Trudy
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From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
in or at the place that
From this reading On the second floor, Aunt Trudy scuttled back and forth demanding where the fire was.
which person or people
From this reading "Go to bed girls," ordered Doctor Hugh, who had just come in and was fully dressed.
Winnie
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From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SHOPPING WITH NINA Shirley, half-awake and crying, came pattering out into the hall and Winnie dashed from her room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go back to bed, and I'll tell you all about the fire in the morning."
