used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
(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 Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
cellar-door
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From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
Flaxie
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From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
LONESOMEadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading THE LONESOME VISIT.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
mewed
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From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
being perceived or observed
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
pussynounUS /ˈpʊsi/
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
on the contrary
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
move upward
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
express in words
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
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 But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONESOME VISIT.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
unfastenedadjective
not closed or secured
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The cellar-door had been left unfastened, and Kitty Gray had come up about midnight bringing a nice fat mouse.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading THE LONESOME VISIT.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Flaxie came down to breakfast next morning feeling rather humble, but nobody noticed her, for they were all talking about the cat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She mewed a long time, hoping her mistress would get out of bed and stroke her, and say, "Good pussy, pretty pussy!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But as Mrs. Gray would not rise, what do you think Kitty Gray did, for this is a true story?
