(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
anew
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading For if the Cat had fallen she surely would have been broken to bits.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading For if the Cat had fallen she surely would have been broken to bits.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading For if the Cat had fallen she surely would have been broken to bits.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "FIRE!
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For if the Cat had fallen she surely would have been broken to bits.
glueverbUS /ɡluː/
join or attach with or as if with glue
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For if the Cat had fallen she surely would have been broken to bits.
Jennie
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From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
MoorenounUS /mʊr/
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
Mugg
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From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
not any; not one
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For if the Cat had fallen she surely would have been broken to bits.
do one's shopping
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading For if the Cat had fallen she surely would have been broken to bits.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading And, though Mr. Mugg might have been able to glue the pieces together again, the China Cat never would have been like herself, and there would be no story about her.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Jennie Moore stumbled and dropped the China Cat to the floor of the toy shop that would have been the end of this book.
