used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I'll go and ask Aunt Clara if I may go!"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading I'll go and ask Aunt Clara if I may go!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course the China Cat had to be very still and quiet then.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
ChinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
Clara
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From this reading I'll go and ask Aunt Clara if I may go!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course the China Cat had to be very still and quiet then.
DonkeynounUS /ˈdɑːŋki/
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading "Oh, Joe has his Nodding Donkey in the window!" exclaimed Jennie.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, Joe has his Nodding Donkey in the window!" exclaimed Jennie.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
a young female
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
GLARINGadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course the China Cat had to be very still and quiet then.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Joe has his Nodding Donkey in the window!" exclaimed Jennie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Joe has his Nodding Donkey in the window!" exclaimed Jennie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll go and ask Aunt Clara if I may go!"
I'll
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From this reading I'll go and ask Aunt Clara if I may go!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll go and ask Aunt Clara if I may go!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, Joe has his Nodding Donkey in the window!" exclaimed Jennie.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
Jennie
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From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
Joe
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From this reading "Oh, Joe has his Nodding Donkey in the window!" exclaimed Jennie.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I'll go and ask Aunt Clara if I may go!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
NoddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading "Oh, Joe has his Nodding Donkey in the window!" exclaimed Jennie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Joe has his Nodding Donkey in the window!" exclaimed Jennie.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Of course the China Cat had to be very still and quiet then.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
SnowballnounUS /ˈsnoʊbɔːl/
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
not in physical motion
From this reading Of course the China Cat had to be very still and quiet then.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
That's
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From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Of course the China Cat had to be very still and quiet then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
precisely as stated
From this reading Of course the China Cat had to be very still and quiet then.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
at the time that
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That's a sign he wants me to come over and play with him.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading THE GLARING EYES Snowball, the China Cat, was so excited that she felt she must really jump out of the window and go across the yard to her old friend, when Jennie, the little girl, came back into the room.
