used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
adultsnounUS /əˈdʌlts/
plural of “adult” — a fully developed person from maturity onward
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
affectionatelyadverbUS /əˈfekʃənətli/
with affection
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
(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 "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
dearly loved
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
don't
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
droopedverbUS /druːpt/
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
faggedadjective
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading You're fagged out."
fearfullyadverb
in fear
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
FEVEREDadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərd/
highly or nervously excited
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
frettedadjectiveUS /ˈfretɪd/
having frets
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
Geraldine
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From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
Janet
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
McFadden
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," Rosie said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You're fagged out."
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Rosie
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From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
teethingnounUS /ˈtiːðɪŋ/
the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
weakeningnounUS /ˈwiːkənɪŋ/
becoming weaker
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
you're
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
