Chapter X · Chapter 10

in an aggressive manner

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

in the past

From this reading She ought to have told me long ago."

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

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

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

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

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

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She glanced up at the clock and frowned.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading She glanced up at the clock and frowned.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

prepare a hot meal

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading "Why, it's half past seven!--Of course.

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

-ing form of “dry” — remove the moisture from and make dry

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

From this reading She glanced up at the clock and frowned.

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading She glanced up at the clock and frowned.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading "Why, it's half past seven!--Of course.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She ought to have told me long ago."

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

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

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

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

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

From this reading "Why, it's half past seven!--Of course.

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

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading She ought to have told me long ago."

a female domestic

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

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

From this reading She ought to have told me long ago."

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

not any; not one

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Why, it's half past seven!--Of course.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading She ought to have told me long ago."

the time that has elapsed

From this reading "Why, it's half past seven!--Of course.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading "Why, it's half past seven!--Of course.

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

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

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

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

possessive form of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

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

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

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

From this reading She ought to have told me long ago."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading She ought to have told me long ago."

not neat and tidy

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

in or at the place that

From this reading Jill jumped up from the floor where she crouched drying her wet hair before the fire.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, it's half past seven!--Of course.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

but in spite of that

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "If you please, miss"--the untidy maid stood in the doorway, aggressively--"the chicken 'asn't come yet and Cook sez it would be no good sending round, as the shop's shut."