used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
ADOPTSverbUS /əˈdɑːpts/
third-person singular of “adopt” — choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading TABITHA ADOPTS HER NEW NAME "What's your name?"
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you hurt?" inquired the soft voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't mean to make you jump.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
fair-hairedadjective
favorite
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
a young female
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TABITHA ADOPTS HER NEW NAME "What's your name?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Are you hurt?" inquired the soft voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't mean to make you jump.
I'm
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From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Are you hurt?" inquired the soft voice.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "I didn't mean to make you jump.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
engage in
From this reading "I didn't mean to make you jump.
by chance
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I didn't mean to make you jump.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading TABITHA ADOPTS HER NEW NAME "What's your name?"
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading TABITHA ADOPTS HER NEW NAME "What's your name?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
participate in games or sport
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "Are you hurt?" inquired the soft voice.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
TABITHA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TABITHA ADOPTS HER NEW NAME "What's your name?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
toppledverbUS /ˈtɑːpəld/
past form of “topple” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Are you hurt?" inquired the soft voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
What's
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From this reading TABITHA ADOPTS HER NEW NAME "What's your name?"
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
at the time that
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
in or at the place that
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I'm lonesome and when you moved in the nearest house to ours I was glad to think there was another girl about my size, for maybe you will play with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tabitha wheeled with a start, lost her balance, and toppled off the great rock to the hard ground, where she lay staring up at the fair-haired stranger bending over her with anxiety and alarm filling the pretty blue eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you hurt?" inquired the soft voice.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TABITHA ADOPTS HER NEW NAME "What's your name?"
