used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This was after they had fallen down the queer hole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
Bobbsey
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From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading Flossie Bobbsey sat down with a bump.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading This was after they had fallen down the queer hole.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
fatteradjectiveUS /ˈfætər/
comparative of “fat” — having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
Flossie
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From this reading Flossie Bobbsey sat down with a bump.
Freddie
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From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was after they had fallen down the queer hole.
an opening into or through something
From this reading This was after they had fallen down the queer hole.
be the source of pain
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
plumper
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From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was after they had fallen down the queer hole.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was after they had fallen down the queer hole.
thumpverbUS /θʌmp/
move rhythmically
From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
TwinnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
precisely as stated
From this reading Both of them being fat and plump--much fatter and plumper since they had come to Twin Camp than before--the thump and the bump did not hurt them very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was after they had fallen down the queer hole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE QUEER NOISE Freddie Bobbsey sat down with a thump.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet it had not been so much of a fall as it was a slide.
