used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
in addition
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
Billykins
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From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
the lower side of anything
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
definitionnounUS /ˌdefəˈnɪʃən/
a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What do you mean?" demanded Sylvia, with a frown.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?" demanded Sylvia, with a frown.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
Dr
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From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
elopedverbUS /ɪˈloʊpd/
past form of “elope” — run away secretly with one's beloved
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading "What do you mean?" demanded Sylvia, with a frown.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
grown-up
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From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
how
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From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
juniorsnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjərz/
plural of “junior” — term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
and nothing more
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
immediately past
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
staying power
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
levitynounUS /ˈlevɪti/
feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
mattressnounUS /ˈmætrəs/
a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?" demanded Sylvia, with a frown.
Nealie
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From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
overmuchnoun
a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
Plumstead
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From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
Rupert's
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From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
express in words
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
Sylvia
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From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
tremendouslyadverbUS /trəˈmendəsli/
extremely
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was feeling tremendously grown-up in these days, and did not permit overmuch levity on the part of her juniors.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
at the time that
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
which person or people
From this reading "Isn't that what people do when they want to get married?" asked Billykins, who was also just awake, and put his question while Don was struggling to find a definition of the word.
widelyadverbUS /ˈwaɪdli/
to a great degree
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What do you mean?" demanded Sylvia, with a frown.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The News "Four days since Dr. Plumstead and Nealie went away, and never a word to say what has happened!" cried Sylvia as she came into Rupert's room to see how he had slept.
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading "I expect they have eloped," remarked Don calmly, as he sat up on his mattress and yawned widely, stretching first one leg and then another, in order to get them properly awake, as he said; for, being at the bottom, his legs always woke up last, according to his ideas.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?" demanded Sylvia, with a frown.
