used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “Give them some, poor dears, they want it badly.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
cackleverbUS /ˈkækəl/
talk or utter in a cackling manner
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
coopnounUS /kuːp/
a farm building for housing poultry
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
costsnounUS /kɑːsts/
pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading It costs nothing, so give them enough.
cronenounUS /kroʊn/
an ugly evil-looking old woman
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
dartverbUS /dɑːrt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
dears
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From this reading “Give them some, poor dears, they want it badly.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It costs nothing, so give them enough.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
flutterverbUS /ˈflʌtər/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
fractureverbUS /ˈfræktʃər/
violate or abuse
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give them some, poor dears, they want it badly.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
hystericallyadverbUS /ˌhɪˈsterɪkli/
in a hysterical manner
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Give them some, poor dears, they want it badly.
Jane
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From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
the sound of laughing
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
moisturenounUS /ˈmɔɪstʃər/
wetness caused by water
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
necksnounUS /neks/
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It costs nothing, so give them enough.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
outstretchedadjectiveUS /aʊtˈstretʃt/
fully extended especially in length
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Give them some, poor dears, they want it badly.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It costs nothing, so give them enough.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Give them some, poor dears, they want it badly.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Give them some, poor dears, they want it badly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Give them some, poor dears, they want it badly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Give them some, poor dears, they want it badly.
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 Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jane took a broken pitcher from the table and went out in search of water.
at the time that
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading As she drank, the chickens in the coop began to flutter wildly against each other, and dart their long necks through the bars with a hungry cackle, that made the sick crone laugh hysterically as she held the pitcher to her mouth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When she returned with the cool moisture dripping through the fracture over her hands, the sick woman aroused herself and sat up in the bed with outstretched hands, and eager, gleaming eyes.
