used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Friday, the thirteenth!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
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motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
a young female
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
Huyler
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From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is my luck-e-e day!”
Jeanne
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From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
luck-e-e
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the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is my luck-e-e day!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
palnounUS /pæl/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
PetiteadjectiveUS /pəˈtiːt/
very small
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
Reilly
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precisely, exactly
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
significantadjectiveUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
important in effect or meaning
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Friday, the thirteenth!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago “Friday, the thirteenth!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is my luck-e-e day!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Florence Huyler, her pal, exclaimed, making a significant gesture toward a sofa pillow which, as the little French girl had reason to know, was both heavy and hard.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Petite Jeanne half sang these words as she sat bolt upright in bed and switched on the light.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ll be entirely out of luck if you don’t lie right down and go to sleep!”
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