used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Dinner over, Kathleen reminded Philippa of her dream.
take in solid food
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
set up or found
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
Fraser
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From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
fter
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From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
a young female
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dinner over, Kathleen reminded Philippa of her dream.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
and nothing more
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
Kathie
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From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
Kathie's
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From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
Kathleen
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From this reading Dinner over, Kathleen reminded Philippa of her dream.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
MANUFACTORYnoun
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
nooknounUS /nʊk/
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
and nothing more
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dinner over, Kathleen reminded Philippa of her dream.
Philippa
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From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
pinverbUS /pɪn/
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
PINCUSHIONnoun
a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
railway-carriage
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From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Dinner over, Kathleen reminded Philippa of her dream.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
an educational institution
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
scramblingverbUS /ˈskræmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They found a nook which, as Philippa said, 'seemed made on purpose to eat their dinner in,' and there they comfortably established themselves for that purpose.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
Ty-gwyn
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From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought I was at school, and Miss Fraser was calling to Kathie and me to be quick, and just as we ran out of the room--which had turned into Kathie's room at Ty-gwyn, only that there were seats all round like a railway-carriage, and the door was like a railway-carriage door--Kathie's frock tore, and she called to me for a pin.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE PINCUSHION MANUFACTORY. fter a while the three children had had enough of climbing and scrambling about, besides which they began to feel hungry.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Oh yes,' said the little girl, 'it really was a very funny one.
