used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
Amelia's
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From this reading Why did you free Amelia’s Bird Where Harriet’s Tabby pounced?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Why did you free Amelia’s Bird Where Harriet’s Tabby pounced?
a youthful male person
From this reading You selfish Boy, upon my Word I’ll have you soundly trounced.
Chastis'd
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From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
CommotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading What a Commotion in the Town!
Cousin'snounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did you free Amelia’s Bird Where Harriet’s Tabby pounced?
DisgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
the organ of sight
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
FeathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Why did you free Amelia’s Bird Where Harriet’s Tabby pounced?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
Harriet's
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You selfish Boy, upon my Word I’ll have you soundly trounced.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
How
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From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
I'll
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From this reading You selfish Boy, upon my Word I’ll have you soundly trounced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
mischievousadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You selfish Boy, upon my Word I’ll have you soundly trounced.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
on one occasion
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
pouncedverbUS /paʊnst/
past form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading Why did you free Amelia’s Bird Where Harriet’s Tabby pounced?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading You selfish Boy, upon my Word I’ll have you soundly trounced.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
Songster's
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From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading You selfish Boy, upon my Word I’ll have you soundly trounced.
TabbynounUS /ˈtæbi/
a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black
From this reading Why did you free Amelia’s Bird Where Harriet’s Tabby pounced?
tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
tell-tale
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From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading What a Commotion in the Town!
trouncedverbUS /traʊnst/
past form of “trounce” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading You selfish Boy, upon my Word I’ll have you soundly trounced.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You selfish Boy, upon my Word I’ll have you soundly trounced.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a Commotion in the Town!
What's
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From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
in or at the place that
From this reading Why did you free Amelia’s Bird Where Harriet’s Tabby pounced?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading You selfish Boy, upon my Word I’ll have you soundly trounced.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why did you free Amelia’s Bird Where Harriet’s Tabby pounced?
you're
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From this reading How, George! you’re in Disgrace once more, What’s this? a tearful Eye, The tell-tale Feathers on the Floor, Show me the Reason why.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your little Cousin’s Tears now see: Her pretty Songster’s dead; A Child so mischievous must be Chastis’d, and sent to Bed.
