used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
cannot
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From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
approval
From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
dearly loved
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
a social unit living together
From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
Gordons
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From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
grocersnounUS /ˈɡroʊsərz/
plural of “grocer” — a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
Happie
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From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
Hapsie
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From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
only a very short time before
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
KEREN-HAPPUCH
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From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
mislaidadjectiveUS /mɪˈsleɪd/
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
motherkins
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From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
one's
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From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
Scollard
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From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
subwaynounUS /ˈsʌbweɪ/
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
From this reading "My appetite has been mislaid somewhere between here and the city hall, in the subway, I fancy."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KEREN-HAPPUCH, THE FIRST "NOT any more coffee, dear," Mrs. Scollard said, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table.
a special situation
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One cannot always be a credit to one's family cook, Hapsie," returned her mother.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "I think it must have gone over to the Gordons' flat, blown the wrong whistle, the way the grocers do," said Happie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have hardly eaten a thing, motherkins," protested Happie in a worried voice.
