the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Helen was breathless from laughter when she reached the car.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on!"
don't
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From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
a young female
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen was breathless from laughter when she reached the car.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
LARGEadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Helen was breathless from laughter when she reached the car.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
the act of departing
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
let's
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From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
engage in
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
PANTHERnounUS /ˈpænθər/
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Helen was breathless from laughter when she reached the car.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
Ruth'snounUS /ruːθs/
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
express in words
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
Sheming
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From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
move hurridly
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
not in physical motion
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
male cat
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helen was breathless from laughter when she reached the car.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE PANTHER AT LARGE "Say! let's get out of here!" exclaimed the girl from the West.
at the time that
From this reading Helen was breathless from laughter when she reached the car.
wherein
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From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She seized Ruth's hand and, leaving Tom to drag his sister with him, set off at full speed for the motor car, wherein Jerry Sheming, the stranger, still lay helpless.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I don't want to be eaten up by that cat--and Uncle Bill would make an awful row over it.
