used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
(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 They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
beenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “If she has a bee in her bonnet, she sticks to it like a puppy to a root.”
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “If she has a bee in her bonnet, she sticks to it like a puppy to a root.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys tried to dissuade her, but Dolly was firm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boys tried to dissuade her, but Dolly was firm.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
recognizable; marked
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
dissuadeverbUS /dɪˈsweɪd/
turn away from by persuasion
From this reading The boys tried to dissuade her, but Dolly was firm.
DollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
DOLLYnounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
Don't
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From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
DottyadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːti/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
in a serious manner
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
Fayre
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From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading The boys tried to dissuade her, but Dolly was firm.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If she has a bee in her bonnet, she sticks to it like a puppy to a root.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If she has a bee in her bonnet, she sticks to it like a puppy to a root.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If she has a bee in her bonnet, she sticks to it like a puppy to a root.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “If she has a bee in her bonnet, she sticks to it like a puppy to a root.”
Lollie
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From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
not any; not one
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
Partland
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From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
puppynounUS /ˈpʌpi/
a young dog
From this reading “If she has a bee in her bonnet, she sticks to it like a puppy to a root.”
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading “If she has a bee in her bonnet, she sticks to it like a puppy to a root.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
an educational institution
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
she's
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From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
steerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
sticksnounUS /stɪks/
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading “If she has a bee in her bonnet, she sticks to it like a puppy to a root.”
teacher'snounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
possessive form of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
express in words
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The boys tried to dissuade her, but Dolly was firm.
hard to endure
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
the act of using
From this reading “No use trying to steer off Dolly Fayre, if she’s made up her mind,” said Lollie Henry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
at the time that
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading DOLLY worried a good deal over her teacher’s illness, and when Miss Partland was not at school the next day, she decided to go to see her, on the way home.
you'll
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From this reading They all laughed at this, but Dotty said, earnestly, “Don’t go, Doll; you’ll have to tell on the boys and girls, and that will be awful mean.”
