used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
(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 "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
for the reason that
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "My, what a blessed relief from that night of torture!
CHECKERSnounUS /ˈtʃekərz/
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
concertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
Crusoe
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From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
Cumberford
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From this reading "I'd like to," muttered Miss Cumberford, regretfully opening her eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
Don't
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From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading "I'd like to," muttered Miss Cumberford, regretfully opening her eyes.
featheredadjectiveUS /ˈfeðərd/
adorned with feathers or plumes
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
fiendsnounUS /fiːndz/
plural of “fiend” — a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "My, what a blessed relief from that night of torture!
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
the act of giving
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'd like to," muttered Miss Cumberford, regretfully opening her eyes.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
I'd
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From this reading "I'd like to," muttered Miss Cumberford, regretfully opening her eyes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I'd like to," muttered Miss Cumberford, regretfully opening her eyes.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "I'd like to," muttered Miss Cumberford, regretfully opening her eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My, what a blessed relief from that night of torture!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "My, what a blessed relief from that night of torture!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
nudgeverbUS /nʌdʒ/
to push against gently
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
and nothing more
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "I'd like to," muttered Miss Cumberford, regretfully opening her eyes.
Orissanoun
state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
owlsnounUS /aʊlz/
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
regretfullyadverbUS /rɪˈɡretfəli/
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading "I'd like to," muttered Miss Cumberford, regretfully opening her eyes.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading "My, what a blessed relief from that night of torture!
Ris
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From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
hurting
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
Sybil
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From this reading A GAME OF CHECKERS "Nine o'clock!" cried Orissa, giving Sybil a nudge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My, what a blessed relief from that night of torture!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
they'd
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From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
throatsnounUS /θroʊts/
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading "My, what a blessed relief from that night of torture!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Don't you think, Ris, that those feathered fiends only stopped the concert because they'd howled until their throats were sore?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My, what a blessed relief from that night of torture!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going to sleep all day, Crusoe, like those dreadful owls?"
