used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN A WHEELBARROW Madeline screamed, Mirabell screamed, and Dorothy screamed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN A WHEELBARROW Madeline screamed, Mirabell screamed, and Dorothy screamed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, even under water as his ears were, the Candy Rabbit heard them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
bathtubnounUS /ˈbæθtəb/
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
CandynounUS /ˈkændi/
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
a boy or man
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
don't
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From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
Dorothy
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From this reading IN A WHEELBARROW Madeline screamed, Mirabell screamed, and Dorothy screamed.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And, even under water as his ears were, the Candy Rabbit heard them.
divisible by two
From this reading And, even under water as his ears were, the Candy Rabbit heard them.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And, even under water as his ears were, the Candy Rabbit heard them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, even under water as his ears were, the Candy Rabbit heard them.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
I'll
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From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A WHEELBARROW Madeline screamed, Mirabell screamed, and Dorothy screamed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
Madeline
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From this reading IN A WHEELBARROW Madeline screamed, Mirabell screamed, and Dorothy screamed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
Mirabell
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From this reading IN A WHEELBARROW Madeline screamed, Mirabell screamed, and Dorothy screamed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
RabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
cut with a saw
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading IN A WHEELBARROW Madeline screamed, Mirabell screamed, and Dorothy screamed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
in the near future
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
sugaryadjectiveUS /ˈʃʊɡəri/
containing sugar
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And, even under water as his ears were, the Candy Rabbit heard them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
they're
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From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "If they don't pull me out pretty soon I'll melt, as well as drown, and I dare not try to swim when they're looking at me!"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And, even under water as his ears were, the Candy Rabbit heard them.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And, even under water as his ears were, the Candy Rabbit heard them.
(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 "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And, even under water as his ears were, the Candy Rabbit heard them.
WHEELBARROWnounUS /ˈwiːlberoʊ/
a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
From this reading IN A WHEELBARROW Madeline screamed, Mirabell screamed, and Dorothy screamed.
at the time that
From this reading The three little girls screamed together when they saw the Candy Rabbit fall into the bathtub.
yellnounUS /jel/
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "Well, I hope they do something more than yell," thought the poor, sugary chap.
