used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I bet it's about Kate or Lottie," guessed Jo.
anew
From this reading "I won't ever calm down again and neither will you when you hear what I have to say!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "I don't want to calm down!" cried Jessie Robinson, sinking into a chair and wrathfully pounding the arms of it with her fists.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "I bet it's about Kate or Lottie," guessed Jo.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
bon-bon
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From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
make calm or still
From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
can't
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From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
candynounUS /ˈkændi/
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
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a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
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don't
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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at any time
From this reading "I won't ever calm down again and neither will you when you hear what I have to say!"
fistsnounUS /fɪsts/
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
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past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I bet it's about Kate or Lottie," guessed Jo.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I won't ever calm down again and neither will you when you hear what I have to say!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I don't want to calm down!" cried Jessie Robinson, sinking into a chair and wrathfully pounding the arms of it with her fists.
irateadjectiveUS /aɪˈreɪt/
feeling or showing extreme anger
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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it's
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From this reading "I bet it's about Kate or Lottie," guessed Jo.
Jessie
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Jo
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Kate
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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 A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
Lottie
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NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "I won't ever calm down again and neither will you when you hear what I have to say!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I bet it's about Kate or Lottie," guessed Jo.
pacificallyadverb
in a peaceable manner
From this reading A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
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pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading "I don't want to calm down!" cried Jessie Robinson, sinking into a chair and wrathfully pounding the arms of it with her fists.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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express in words
From this reading "I won't ever calm down again and neither will you when you hear what I have to say!"
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Here!" pushing a box of candy toward the irate one, "have a bon-bon and see if you can't calm down."
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want to calm down!" cried Jessie Robinson, sinking into a chair and wrathfully pounding the arms of it with her fists.
used to ask for information about something
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at the time that
From this reading "I won't ever calm down again and neither will you when you hear what I have to say!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I won't ever calm down again and neither will you when you hear what I have to say!"
in the company of; together with
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won't
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wrathfullyadverb
in a wrathful manner
From this reading "I don't want to calm down!" cried Jessie Robinson, sinking into a chair and wrathfully pounding the arms of it with her fists.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A SECRET CLUB "As long as you don't bite us, Jessie!" said Nan pacifically.
