used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
(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 All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading The crash aroused her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading She saw with a pang that it was Miranda’s little plate of many colours.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading The crash aroused her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
dishesnounUS /ˈdɪʃəz/
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
provide as food
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
destroyed or killed
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
hensnounUS /henz/
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The crash aroused her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
and nothing more
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
Kirstie
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From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She saw with a pang that it was Miranda’s little plate of many colours.
Miranda
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From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
Miranda's
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From this reading She saw with a pang that it was Miranda’s little plate of many colours.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
noon-meat
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From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
oppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading She saw with a pang that it was Miranda’s little plate of many colours.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading She saw with a pang that it was Miranda’s little plate of many colours.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
Identical; not different.
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw with a pang that it was Miranda’s little plate of many colours.
scrapsnounUS /skræps/
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
SettlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
unaccountablyadverbUS /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbli/
in an unaccountable manner
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading All the morning she had felt unusually oppressed by the heat, but had thought little of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
at the time that
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
wipingverbUS /ˈwaɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Now, as she was wiping the dishes, she quite unaccountably dropped one of them on the floor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading That same day, just after noon-meat, when Miranda had gone out with the scraps in a yellow bowl to feed the hens, Kirstie had been taken with what the people at the Settlement would have called “a turn.”
