used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Miss Kaye always manages to get to hear everything."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
BirthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
disapprovedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd/
past form of “disapprove” — consider bad or wrong
From this reading She felt that the other girls disapproved of her.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Miss Kaye always manages to get to hear everything."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt that the other girls disapproved of her.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
Forster
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From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
set up or found
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Miss Kaye always manages to get to hear everything."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She felt that the other girls disapproved of her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
HazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Miss Kaye always manages to get to hear everything."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
Kaye
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From this reading "Miss Kaye always manages to get to hear everything."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
managesverbUS /ˈmænɪdʒɪz/
third-person singular of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "Miss Kaye always manages to get to hear everything."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Kaye always manages to get to hear everything."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
NinanounUS /ˈniːnə/
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She felt that the other girls disapproved of her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
a human being
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
Prestbury
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From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
on the contrary
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
an educational institution
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
stupiditynounUS /stuːˈpɪdɪtiː/
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading She was sorry, not so much for her fault, as for being found out, and she blamed herself for her own stupidity.
sulkyadjective
sullen or moody
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
Sylvia's
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From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that the other girls disapproved of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sylvia's Birthday Nina Forster was obliged to remain in bed for several days, but Hazel Prestbury came into school on the following morning, rather red about the eyes, and a little sulky.
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 "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I might have known some tiresome person would see us out of a window," she thought.
