used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ruthita and I were terribly puzzled about that baby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ruthita and I were terribly puzzled about that baby.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Ruthita and I were terribly puzzled about that baby.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
couldn't
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From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
at any time
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The fierce man was not her husband.
set up or found
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fierce man was not her husband.
how
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From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The fierce man was not her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ruthita and I were terribly puzzled about that baby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
LilithnounUS /ˈlɪlɪθ/
in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
engage in
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The fierce man was not her husband.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Ruthita and I were terribly puzzled about that baby.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Our difficulty rose from the fact that Lilith did not appear ever to have been married.
Ruthita
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From this reading Ruthita and I were terribly puzzled about that baby.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
required or under orders
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading Ruthita and I were terribly puzzled about that baby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ruthita and I were terribly puzzled about that baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ruthita and I were terribly puzzled about that baby.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading We supposed that God had made a mistake in sending it to Lilith, and that was why He had taken it back.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We couldn’t make out how it had found its way into the world.
