Chapter V

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

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

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

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

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From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading So here you are, are you?

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

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From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

in a convenient manner

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

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

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

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From this reading Then you didn’t get it, did you?

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Then you didn’t get it, did you?

destroyed or killed

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

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

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

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

From this reading So here you are, are you?

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

where you live at a particular time

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

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

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

conformity or harmony

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

a particular point in time

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

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

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

pull or pull out sharply

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

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

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

save from sins

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So here you are, are you?

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

in or at or to some place

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

not in physical motion

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

a display of bad temper

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

express in words

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

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

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then you didn’t get it, did you?

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

From this reading POLLY’S PLUCK Angeline Montague did not tell her mother the forfeit she had had to pay to “redeem” the beautiful doll she had brought home from Miss Cicely’s party.

precisely as stated

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

at the time that

From this reading In the first place, she conveniently forgot it, and in the second, she always made a point of keeping very still when her mother was in a “tantrum,” and her mother was in a terrible one that day.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading Something had gone wrong somewhere, for the moment Angeline reached home her mother had caught her by the arm and swung her about roughly, saying: “Ho!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So here you are, are you?