used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
anew
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
Bert
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From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
Bobbsey
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading There was much on the floor, some on the chair, but most of it was on Flossie.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Oh, you poor child!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
doughnounUS /doʊ/
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading There was much on the floor, some on the chair, but most of it was on Flossie.
Flossie
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From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
a young female
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
engage in
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
mixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There was much on the floor, some on the chair, but most of it was on Flossie.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was much on the floor, some on the chair, but most of it was on Flossie.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you poor child!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
peachnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
sloppyadjectiveUS /ˈslɑːpi/
lacking neatness or order
From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was much on the floor, some on the chair, but most of it was on Flossie.
splatteredadjectiveUS /ˈsplætərd/
covered with bright patches (often used in combination)
From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
tartsnounUS /tɑːrts/
plural of “tart” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
precisely as stated
From this reading Flossie had made her dough “very sloppy,” as Bert said, and it splattered all about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was much on the floor, some on the chair, but most of it was on Flossie.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course there may have been a few spots on the little girl that were not covered with the mixture of flour and water, but there were not many.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOME AGAIN Poor Flossie Bobbsey seemed to be covered from head to foot with the dough she had mixed to make peach tarts as she had seen Nan doing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you poor child!
