Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

later than; following

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

anew

From this reading "What have I done to make you angry again?" she demanded.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading "What have I done to make you angry again?" she demanded.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

a small house with a single story

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Oh, Gran, don't!" she cried imploringly; "you're hurting me!"

past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully

From this reading "What have I done to make you angry again?" she demanded.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, Gran, don't!" she cried imploringly; "you're hurting me!"

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "What have I done to make you angry again?" she demanded.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

a young female

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading "Oh, Gran, don't!" she cried imploringly; "you're hurting me!"

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

hold firmly

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "What have I done to make you angry again?" she demanded.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading "Oh, Gran, don't!" she cried imploringly; "you're hurting me!"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "What have I done to make you angry again?" she demanded.

in a beseeching manner

From this reading "Oh, Gran, don't!" she cried imploringly; "you're hurting me!"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

engage in

From this reading "What have I done to make you angry again?" she demanded.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Oh, Gran, don't!" she cried imploringly; "you're hurting me!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

according to the clock

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, Gran, don't!" she cried imploringly; "you're hurting me!"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

an educational institution

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Oh, Gran, don't!" she cried imploringly; "you're hurting me!"

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

From this reading Then, as Mrs. Berryman's grasp of her shoulder did not relax, she gave herself a sudden twist and freed herself.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading LOCKED IN ONE afternoon, a week or so after Melina's visit to Gladstone Street, on returning from school at half-past four o'clock the little girl was met at the front door of the cottage by her grandmother and pulled roughly into the kitchen.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What have I done to make you angry again?" she demanded.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

in a wrathful manner

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What have I done to make you angry again?" she demanded.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, Gran, don't!" she cried imploringly; "you're hurting me!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You've been telling tales to that woman next door," Mrs. Berryman said wrathfully,—"telling tales of me—your grandmother!