used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
(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 ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
cleaningnounUS /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
the act of making something clean
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading That comes of not going out in the day.’
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
absence of light or illumination
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That comes of not going out in the day.’
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
fancifuladjectiveUS /ˈfænsɪfəl/
indulging in or influenced by fancy
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
the act of departing
From this reading That comes of not going out in the day.’
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
Halfgone
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From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
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 ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
engage in
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
MousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That comes of not going out in the day.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That comes of not going out in the day.’
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That comes of not going out in the day.’
recurring again and again
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
be seated
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
sleekadjectiveUS /sliːk/
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That comes of not going out in the day.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
precisely as stated
From this reading Halfgone!’ repeated the Mouse, ‘they are such curious names; they make me very thoughtful.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
at the time that
From this reading ‘When it is all gone one can be at rest,’ she said to herself, and at night she came home sleek and satisfied.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Mouse had a good cleaning out while the Cat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy Cat ate the fat every bit up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,’ said the Cat, ‘and you get fanciful.
