used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'd never touch a thing she offered," said Betty.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I would be afraid it wouldn't be--clean."
anew
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
Amy
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From this reading "Oh, hardly as bad as _that_," remarked Amy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, hardly as bad as _that_," remarked Amy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Oh, hardly as bad as _that_," remarked Amy.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
Betty
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From this reading "I'd never touch a thing she offered," said Betty.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "I would be afraid it wouldn't be--clean."
a small house with a single story
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
take in liquids
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
dunesnounUS /duːnz/
plural of “dune” — a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
the act of departing
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
only a very short time before
From this reading "Oh, hardly as bad as _that_," remarked Amy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
I'd
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From this reading "I'd never touch a thing she offered," said Betty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I would be afraid it wouldn't be--clean."
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I'd never touch a thing she offered," said Betty.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "I'd never touch a thing she offered," said Betty.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, hardly as bad as _that_," remarked Amy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
persecuteverbUS /ˈpɜːrsəkjuːt/
cause to suffer
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Oh, hardly as bad as _that_," remarked Amy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'd never touch a thing she offered," said Betty.
saltyadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːlti/
engagingly stimulating or provocative
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
a special situation
From this reading "I'd never touch a thing she offered," said Betty.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Well, she always seems to be following us," insisted Mollie, "and I am positively tired of being asked to her cottage to drink milk."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "I'd never touch a thing she offered," said Betty.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
at the time that
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
in or at the place that
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading CAUGHT "That woman seems to--persecute us!" burst out Mollie, when the girls were well on their way again, out of range of the sand dunes, going down the beach where the salty air of the ocean and bay blew in their faces.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would be afraid it wouldn't be--clean."
wouldn't
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From this reading "I would be afraid it wouldn't be--clean."
