the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "This afternoon?" said Rosanna.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you planning to do, Miss Rosanna?" she asked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What are you planning to do, Miss Rosanna?" she asked.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What are you planning to do, Miss Rosanna?" she asked.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
the act of departing
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
and nothing more
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
and nothing more
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
Minnie
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From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "What are you planning to do, Miss Rosanna?" she asked.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
not any; not one
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading "What are you planning to do, Miss Rosanna?" she asked.
playhousenounUS /ˈpleɪhaʊs/
plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
Rosanna
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
sewverbUS /soʊ/
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
be seated
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
in the near future
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This afternoon?" said Rosanna.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
precisely as stated
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you planning to do, Miss Rosanna?" she asked.
at the time that
From this reading Rosanna had just finished her luncheon that very same day, when she heard Minnie talking to someone over the telephone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, Helen is coming over with her mother and we are going to sit on the porch of the playhouse and sew.
an affirmative
From this reading Minnie, seeing Rosanna behind her, merely said yes and no and hung up as soon as she could.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you planning to do, Miss Rosanna?" she asked.
