used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
atrophiedadjectiveUS /ˈætrəfid/
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
the two together, not just one
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
brain-cell
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From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
caricatureverbUS /ˈkerəkətʃər/
represent in or produce a caricature of
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Who knows what change took place?
dewdrops
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From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Perhaps it did for Ducks.
DucksnounUS /dʌks/
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading Perhaps it did for Ducks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps it did for Ducks.
yet to be or coming
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
something acquired without compensation
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
green-and-white
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From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
gummedadjectiveUS /ɡʌmd/
covered with adhesive gum
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For something wakened in him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Who knows what change took place?
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
long-numbed
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From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
the act of departing politely
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it did for Ducks.
Pidge's
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From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Who knows what change took place?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
quickenedverbUS /ˈkwɪkənd/
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For something wakened in him.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Who knows what change took place?
trumperynoun
nonsensical talk or writing
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
vibrated
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From this reading Some atrophied nerve vibrated, it may be: some long-numbed brain-cell quickened into life....
wakened
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From this reading For something wakened in him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Who knows what change took place?
which person or people
From this reading Who knows what change took place?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She put in his hand Pidge's parting gift--a caricature of Nature with its gummed green-and-white paper leaves and bells, and trumpery glass dewdrops--and he stared at it as though it held the secrets of the Past and of the Future both....
