used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
Aggie
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From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
the act of retaining something
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
how
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From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
prostrateverbUS /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
RED-HAIRED
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From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
REPORTERnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtər/
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
cut with a saw
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
screechedverbUS /skriːtʃt/
past form of “screech” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading “Tish!” she screeched.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
a special situation
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
Tish
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From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
Tish's
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From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
trippedverbUS /trɪpt/
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
wakened
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From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE REPORTER AND THE RED-HAIRED MAN I screamed, and, as was perfectly natural, I backed away from the thing.
water-pitcher
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From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My foot tripped over Tish’s water-pitcher, and my sitting down was what wakened Aggie.
at the time that
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She says she never will forget how she felt when she saw me prostrate and Tish holding a chair aloft and begging the bureau to come out so she could brain it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course she thought Tish had gone crazy, what with the sun and excitement of the day.
