used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading Uncle Pros set the small article of furniture down gently.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
borry
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From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
cradle's
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From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
cribnounUS /krɪb/
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
Dillard's
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From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading Uncle Pros set the small article of furniture down gently.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Uncle Pros set the small article of furniture down gently.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
helmetnounUS /ˈhelmət/
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
hit's
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From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
hollowlyadverb
in a hollow manner
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
lowed
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From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
Onie
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From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
ProsnounUS /proʊz/
plural of “pro” — an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading Uncle Pros set the small article of furniture down gently.
querulousadjectiveUS /ˈkwerələs/
habitually complaining
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Uncle Pros set the small article of furniture down gently.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Uncle Pros set the small article of furniture down gently.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
Spinner'snounUS /ˈspɪnərz/
possessive form of “spinner” — someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Pros set the small article of furniture down gently.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
upsidenounUS /ˈʌpˈsaɪd/
the highest or uppermost side of anything
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
wailverbUS /weɪl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Onie Dillard's," he replied hollowly from the depths of the crib which he carried upside down upon his head, like some curious kind of overgrown helmet.
belonging to which person
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Whose cradle's that?" the sick woman's thin querulous tones arrested the man at the threshold.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Now, why in the name o' common sense would ye go and borry a broken cradle?" came the wail from the bed.
you'd
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From this reading "I 'lowed you'd git Billy Spinner's, an' hit's as good as new."
