used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “O Queen Mab, Queen Mab,” she cried, “I am so happy!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “O Queen Mab, Queen Mab,” she cried, “I am so happy!
doesn't
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From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “O Queen Mab, Queen Mab,” she cried, “I am so happy!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “O Queen Mab, Queen Mab,” she cried, “I am so happy!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
lickingnounUS /ˈlɪkɪŋ/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
Mab
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From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
come together
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O Queen Mab, Queen Mab,” she cried, “I am so happy!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
and nothing more
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
a course of conduct
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
Philomène
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From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems it doesn’t matter being ordinary, if only the Good People love one.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “O Queen Mab, Queen Mab,” she cried, “I am so happy!
in the near future
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
turmoilnounUS /ˈtɜːrmɔɪl/
a violent disturbance
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
velvetyadjectiveUS /ˈvelvəti/
smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Philomène ran down the garden walk, her mind in a turmoil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Queen Mab was trotting to meet her along the path, and as soon as she caught sight of her pet, she knelt down on the gravel and held out her arms to it.
a Caucasian
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cat had scrambled upon her lap in an instant, and was rubbing a white velvety head against her arm, and licking her hand with a little tongue as rough as it was red.
