used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
(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 "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
any thing at all
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mr. Norwood asked, staring at his eager daughter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Norwood asked, staring at his eager daughter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CAN IT BE POSSIBLE?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
Bertha
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From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading CAN IT BE POSSIBLE?
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
a female human offspring
From this reading Mr. Norwood asked, staring at his eager daughter.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
Dogtown
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From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
don't
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From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Mr. Norwood asked, staring at his eager daughter.
a young female
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
Henrietta
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From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Norwood asked, staring at his eager daughter.
how
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From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I heard anything before about a girl being carried away?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is this?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CAN IT BE POSSIBLE?
killernounUS /ˈkɪlər/
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Norwood asked, staring at his eager daughter.
Norwood
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From this reading Mr. Norwood asked, staring at his eager daughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading CAN IT BE POSSIBLE?
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
snakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Mr. Norwood asked, staring at his eager daughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What is this?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is this?"
which person or people
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, don't you remember, Daddy, about Henrietta who lives over in Dogtown, and her cousin, Bertha, and how Bertha has disappeared, and--and----" "And Henrietta is the champion snake killer of all this region?" chuckled Mr. Norwood.
