Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

unequivocally detestable

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

anew

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

possessing life

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

(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 "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading ODDS AND ENDS.

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

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

give a benediction to

From this reading "Bless the people, but isn't it cold, though.

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

eat an early morning meal

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

ruined by overcooking

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Bless the people, but isn't it cold, though.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

in a cheerful manner

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

plural of “cinder” — a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

-ing form of “clatter” — make a rattling sound

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

rid of obstructions

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

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 "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

dearly loved

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading ODDS AND ENDS.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

start firing a weapon

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

destroyed or killed

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "Bless the people, but isn't it cold, though.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Bless the people, but isn't it cold, though.

past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

and nothing more

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

material for starting a fire

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

not any; not one

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

From this reading ODDS AND ENDS.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

To move from a closed position.

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "Bless the people, but isn't it cold, though.

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

a particular situation

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

inflected form of “slam” — close violently

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

a special situation

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "Bless the people, but isn't it cold, though.

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

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

with laces not tied

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

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

From this reading Whew!

in the company of; together with

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

vehemently incensed and condemnatory

From this reading "My patience alive!" exclaimed Kittie, slamming the stove door open, and poking in among the ashes and cinders with wrathful haste, "if this abominable fire hasn't gone out; I never did in all my life! burnt up a bushel of kindling, too, dear me; water in the tea-kettle stone cold, not a blessed thing cooking; no more stuff in here to start the fire up, and Olive waiting for her breakfast this minute to go to the store, good _gracious_!" and having freed her mind, Kittie ran to the back stairs, jerked the door open, and shouted with much unseemly energy,--"Kathleen Dering!"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Just so; don't strain your lungs that much again, I'm coming, clear the track," responded Kat cheerfully, and came clattering down with her shoes unlaced, and her nose as red as a beet.