used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Daddy!' said a little voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
apprehensionnounUS /ˌæprɪˈhenʃən/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Daddy, come here!'
craning
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From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading 'Daddy!' said a little voice.
detectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtektəd/
perceived or discerned
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Yes, you rascal, what do you want now?'
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Daddy, come here!'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Daddy!' said a little voice.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Yes, you rascal, what do you want now?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading 'Yes, you rascal, what do you want now?'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Daddy!' said a little voice.
stealthinessnoun
a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
in the direction of
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
tremornounUS /ˈtremər/
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading 'Daddy!' said a little voice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'Yes, you rascal, what do you want now?'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The owner of it, a child of four, had pushed open a glass door, and was craning his curly head through it towards a garden that lay beyond.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Yes, you rascal, what do you want now?'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The voice had a certain quick stealthiness, through which, however, a little tremor of apprehension might be detected.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, you rascal, what do you want now?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Yes, you rascal, what do you want now?'
