used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come out and race me to the end of the grass path.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Come out and race me to the end of the grass path.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
a young female
From this reading “You lazy girl!
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Come out and race me to the end of the grass path.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lady Sarah was nothing if not versatile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
a small worthless amount
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Sarah was nothing if not versatile.
laughinglyadverbUS /ˈlæfɪŋli/
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “You lazy girl!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come out and race me to the end of the grass path.
Minnie
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From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Sarah was nothing if not versatile.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Lady Sarah was nothing if not versatile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come out and race me to the end of the grass path.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Come out and race me to the end of the grass path.
a course of conduct
From this reading Come out and race me to the end of the grass path.
any competition
From this reading Come out and race me to the end of the grass path.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
Rotherfield
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From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Lady Sarah was nothing if not versatile.
only a very short time before
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
carry out
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
versatileadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrsətəl/
having great diversity or variety
From this reading Lady Sarah was nothing if not versatile.
a message informing of danger
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Sarah was nothing if not versatile.
at the time that
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
the words that are spoken
From this reading She had scarcely whispered these warning words to Jack Rotherfield when she danced across the room to Minnie, and laughingly said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You lazy girl!
You're
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From this reading You’re always curled up in a chair or a couch, and you never take any exercise.
