used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
(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 "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
Cappadocianoun
an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
crowd'snounUS /kraʊdz/
possessive form of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
cushionsnounUS /ˈkʊʃənz/
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
deck-chair
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
first-floor
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
fun's
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
come to pass
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
how
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From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
idiotnounUS /ˈɪdiːət/
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
full of life and energy
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
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 Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
marrownounUS /ˈmeroʊ/
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
play'snounUS /pleɪz/
possessive form of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
PoppynounUS /ˈpɑːpi/
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
proppedverbUS /prɑːpt/
inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
silkyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlki/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
spaniel's
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
St
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
stifleverbUS /ˈstaɪfəl/
suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
white-railed
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
yawnverbUS /jɔːn/
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
