1
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PRESENT, &c.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
anew
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A PRESENT, &c.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Price 1_s._ plain; or 1_s._ 6_d._ coloured.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Price 1_s._ plain; or 1_s._ 6_d._ coloured.
dipverbUS /dɪp/
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pictures for the Nursery.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
a young female
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
how
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From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
jugnounUS /dʒʌɡ/
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
not any; not one
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
NurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Pictures for the Nursery.
on one occasion
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Price 1_s._ plain; or 1_s._ 6_d._ coloured.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Pictures for the Nursery.
PitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Price 1_s._ plain; or 1_s._ 6_d._ coloured.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A PRESENT, &c.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price 1_s._ plain; or 1_s._ 6_d._ coloured.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Price 1_s._ plain; or 1_s._ 6_d._ coloured.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
a person, without saying who
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
carry out
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pictures for the Nursery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
except if; if not
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
at the time that
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When you are sent by your mother to fetch water, you should be careful how you dip your jug in; and after it is filled, you should go steadily home, without playing by the way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _No. 1.--Little Girl and Pitcher._ TAKE care, little girl, that you do not fall into the water; for if once you fell in, you could not get out again, unless somebody happened to come to your assistance.
