(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 All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am terribly sorry."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
put or send forth
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
committeenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
contriteadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪt/
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Never mind," laughed Georgie; "since it turned out well, I'll forgive you.
Georgie
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From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
I'll
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From this reading "Never mind," laughed Georgie; "since it turned out well, I'll forgive you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Never mind," laughed Georgie; "since it turned out well, I'll forgive you.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind," laughed Georgie; "since it turned out well, I'll forgive you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind," laughed Georgie; "since it turned out well, I'll forgive you.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Never mind," laughed Georgie; "since it turned out well, I'll forgive you.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Never mind," laughed Georgie; "since it turned out well, I'll forgive you.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am terribly sorry."
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading I am terribly sorry."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading All the cast and committee," she said, raising her voice, "come up to my room for food.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was counting the stars," said the contrite Patty, "and then I remembered too late, and I turned around suddenly, and it fell off.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Never mind," laughed Georgie; "since it turned out well, I'll forgive you.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Patty," demanded Georgie, "what in the world were you doing?"
