used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
a young person of either sex
From this reading THE CHILD.
rid of obstructions
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
remove the dust from
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The child had grown tired of the road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The child had grown tired of the road.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
ten 10s
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
the act of departing
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The child had grown tired of the road.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
patternounUS /ˈpætər/
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
printnounUS /prɪnt/
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
printsnounUS /prɪnts/
plural of “print” — the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The child had grown tired of the road.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILD.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She might be a hundred little girls, she thought, instead of one.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The child had grown tired of the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
trotty
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From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
a Caucasian
From this reading At first it had been delightful to patter along in the soft white dust, leaving the print of her feet so clear behind her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The prints reached away back, as far as she could see, hundreds and hundreds of little trotty feet, each with its toes marked as plain as if you drew them with a pencil.
