filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
at or in the front
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Vi was so curious that she thought she just had to be first.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
BunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
cindernounUS /ˈsɪndər/
a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Vi was so curious that she thought she just had to be first.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Vi was so curious that she thought she just had to be first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vi was so curious that she thought she just had to be first.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
be the source of pain
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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and nothing more
From this reading Vi was so curious that she thought she just had to be first.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
a course of conduct
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
rainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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done under pressure
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Vi was so curious that she thought she just had to be first.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in an exhaustive manner
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Vi was so curious that she thought she just had to be first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vi was so curious that she thought she just had to be first.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
vestibulenounUS /ˈvestɪbjuːl/
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
VinounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Vi was so curious that she thought she just had to be first.
Vi's
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From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let me see it!" was Vi's cry, as she rushed out into the vestibule ahead of Daddy Bunker and her brothers and sisters.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading And although it had now ceased raining, she might easily have been hurt, if not made thoroughly wet.
in or at the place that
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Daddy Bunker tried to restrain her, for he was afraid she would fall down the car steps and out upon the cinder path beside the rails.
