used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
(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 This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
Babs
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From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
Betsy
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From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
calvesnounUS /kævz/
plural of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
cheerilyadverb
in a cheerful manner
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
Clossen
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From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
cluckingnounUS /ˈklʌkɪŋ/
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
apart from; not including
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
frightenverbUS /ˈfraɪtən/
cause fear in
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
the act of departing
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
hensnounUS /henz/
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
RanchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
the rays of the sun
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Girls,” the little mistress of the Three Cross Ranch exclaimed, “since this is to be my home, I am going to frighten away the ghost by letting in the sunshine.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was all so commonplace that the girls arose, laughing as they spoke of their fears of the night before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading As soon as their morning meal had been finished, Betsy Clossen wished to visit the scene of her recent adventure, and so all together they entered the dark, silent front room.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading There were heavy wooden blinds on all of the windows except the one through which Babs on the night before had seen a dusky face peering.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The next day the girls were awakened by the sun shining in at their open windows; young calves in the near corral were calling to their mothers and the hens in the chicken yard at the back of the house were cheerily clucking as they busily scratched for their breakfast.
