used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The children simply paid no attention to what she said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Warned him, and begged of him, and implored him to be careful.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Warned him, and begged of him, and implored him to be careful.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Warned him, and begged of him, and implored him to be careful.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children simply paid no attention to what she said.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
greasenounUS /ɡriːs/
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
imploredverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrd/
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Warned him, and begged of him, and implored him to be careful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
not any; not one
From this reading The children simply paid no attention to what she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
on one occasion
From this reading And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The children simply paid no attention to what she said.
platternounUS /ˈplætər/
a large shallow dish used for serving food
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The children simply paid no attention to what she said.
scrubbingnounUS /ˈskrʌbɪŋ/
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
and nothing more
From this reading The children simply paid no attention to what she said.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
steaknounUS /steɪk/
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
in the direction of
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The children simply paid no attention to what she said.
in or at the place that
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room.
the day immediately before today
From this reading That was where Henry had held the platter tilted as he carried the steak in yesterday.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet if she had warned him once about that, she had a thousand times!
