used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
in actual fact
From this reading Kittie had never said anything actually mean.
Alice
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From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
any thing at all
From this reading Kittie had never said anything actually mean.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We hear you are camping up in these woods."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
Betty
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From this reading "Yes," remarked Betty a bit coldly.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Yes," remarked Betty a bit coldly.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
campingnounUS /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading "We hear you are camping up in these woods."
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "Yes," remarked Betty a bit coldly.
recognizable; marked
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "We hear you are camping up in these woods."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
How
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From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
Kittie
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From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Kittie had never said anything actually mean.
mentallyadverbUS /ˈmentəli/
in your mind
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Kittie had never said anything actually mean.
not any; not one
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
an angry dispute
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Yes," remarked Betty a bit coldly.
rivalsnounUS /ˈraɪvəlz/
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Kittie had never said anything actually mean.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
sidingnounUS /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "We hear you are camping up in these woods."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We hear you are camping up in these woods."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We hear you are camping up in these woods."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Really they had no quarrel with Kittie, though she was the chum of Alice, and always siding with her.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "We hear you are camping up in these woods."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," remarked Betty a bit coldly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN A BIG STORM "How do you do?" asked Kittie sweetly--too sweetly, the other girls mentally decided as the three rivals approached the boundary line.
