used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
(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 "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
bewilderingverbUS /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
can't
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From this reading Just follow me, and you can't get lost."
connectingverbUS /kəˈnektɪŋ/
-ing form of “connect” — connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
From this reading "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
DON'T
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From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Just follow me, and you can't get lost."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Just follow me, and you can't get lost."
a young female
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
the act of departing
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
hallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
and nothing more
From this reading Just follow me, and you can't get lost."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Just follow me, and you can't get lost."
LuncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just follow me, and you can't get lost."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
prairie-dog
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From this reading "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
Puff-Pudgy
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From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, no," replied the prairie-dog, "we have halls connecting all the different houses of importance.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
tunnelsnounUS /ˈtʌnəlz/
plural of “tunnel” — a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
TwinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
on a floor above
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Mayor Gives a Luncheon "DON'T we have to go upstairs and out of doors?" asked Twinkle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They might easily have been lost without their guide, the little girl thought, after they had gone through several winding passages.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading They turned this way and that, in quite a bewildering manner, and there were so many underground tunnels going in every direction that it was a wonder Mrs. Puff-Pudgy knew which way to go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just follow me, and you can't get lost."
