used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I do wish Stanton would send her away.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
Camperdown
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From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
Colonibel
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From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
crutchnounUS /krʌtʃ/
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
detestableadjective
offensive to the mind
From this reading “Not when she’s waiting for that detestable French girl,” said Mrs. Colonibel.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do wish Stanton would send her away.”
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
Dr
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From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
ejaculated
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From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Not when she’s waiting for that detestable French girl,” said Mrs. Colonibel.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “Not when she’s waiting for that detestable French girl,” said Mrs. Colonibel.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
a young female
From this reading “Not when she’s waiting for that detestable French girl,” said Mrs. Colonibel.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I do wish Stanton would send her away.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
hitchingverbUS /ˈhɪtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
how
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From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
Judy
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From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
Macartney
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From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not when she’s waiting for that detestable French girl,” said Mrs. Colonibel.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
offspringnounUS /ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/
the immediate descendants of a person
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
Pinewood
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From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
restlesslyadverbUS /ˈrestləsli/
in a restless manner
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Not when she’s waiting for that detestable French girl,” said Mrs. Colonibel.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “I do wish Stanton would send her away.”
she's
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From this reading “Not when she’s waiting for that detestable French girl,” said Mrs. Colonibel.
StantonnounUS /ˈstæntən/
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading “I do wish Stanton would send her away.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
tantalizinglyadverbUS /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋli/
in a tantalizing manner
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Not when she’s waiting for that detestable French girl,” said Mrs. Colonibel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At ten o’clock on the evening of the day that Captain Macartney made his call on Dr. Camperdown Judy was restlessly hitching herself up and down the big front hall at Pinewood.
at the time that
From this reading “Not when she’s waiting for that detestable French girl,” said Mrs. Colonibel.
which person or people
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I do wish Stanton would send her away.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, that crutch!” ejaculated Mrs. Colonibel, who was playing cards with Valentine in the drawing room; “how I hate to hear it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I do wish Stanton would send her away.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you like to hear your offspring taking a little exercise?” he asked tantalizingly.
