Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

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From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

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From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

(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 Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

brought into existence

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

a young person of either sex

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

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From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

a very small circular shape

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

a social unit living together

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

an event that happens

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

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From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

inflected form of “lap” — lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

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From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

imaginative intellectual play

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

many times at short intervals

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

above and across; more than

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

express in words

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

having or bringing misfortune

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That child certainly was born under an unlucky star, as Mrs. MacCall often declared.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

in or at the place that

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The children—Dot and Tess—fed the birds from the bedroom windows whenever the snow was on the ground.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading AGNES IN THE WOODS Perfectly dreadful things were always happening to Dot Kenway’s Alice-doll.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Dot lived with the Alice-doll in a world of make-believe, and where romance lapped over the border of reality it was hard for Dot to tell.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet she was the most cherished of all the smallest Corner House girl’s large and growing family of doll-babies.