used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You must have some of this hot gingerbread and a glass of lemonade."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
(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 "A cave--and a tunnel--and connected with _this_ house!--What _can_ it all mean?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
BITSnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
bustled
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From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
Camilla
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From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "A cave--and a tunnel--and connected with _this_ house!--What _can_ it all mean?"
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading "A cave--and a tunnel--and connected with _this_ house!--What _can_ it all mean?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
being joined in close association
From this reading "A cave--and a tunnel--and connected with _this_ house!--What _can_ it all mean?"
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
gingerbreadnounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒərbred/
cake flavored with ginger
From this reading You must have some of this hot gingerbread and a glass of lemonade."
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading You must have some of this hot gingerbread and a glass of lemonade."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have some of this hot gingerbread and a glass of lemonade."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
the aggregate of past events
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading You must have some of this hot gingerbread and a glass of lemonade."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "A cave--and a tunnel--and connected with _this_ house!--What _can_ it all mean?"
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A cave--and a tunnel--and connected with _this_ house!--What _can_ it all mean?"
lemonadenounUS /ˈleməˈneɪd/
sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
From this reading You must have some of this hot gingerbread and a glass of lemonade."
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "A cave--and a tunnel--and connected with _this_ house!--What _can_ it all mean?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
mutteringnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
ROUNDTREE
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From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
sitting-room
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From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
a special situation
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SOME BITS OF ROUNDTREE HISTORY "But come into the sitting-room," at length commanded Miss Camilla, "and let us talk this strange thing over.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A cave--and a tunnel--and connected with _this_ house!--What _can_ it all mean?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while she bustled about, on hospitable thoughts intent, they heard her muttering to herself:
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A cave--and a tunnel--and connected with _this_ house!--What _can_ it all mean?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must be tired and hungry, too, after this awful adventure of coming through that dreadful tunnel.
