used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything would be bright and sunshiny to me."
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Everything would be bright and sunshiny to me."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
divisible by two
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything would be bright and sunshiny to me."
exclaimingnounUS /ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
opinion or judgment
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
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 But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
for more time
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything would be bright and sunshiny to me."
not any; not one
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
participate in games or sport
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
snowflakesnounUS /ˈsnoʊfleɪks/
plural of “snowflake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
strollnounUS /stroʊl/
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
sunshiny
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From this reading Everything would be bright and sunshiny to me."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
communicated in words
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "To think that winter is upon us already; I shall no longer have even the small pleasure of a stroll in the garden.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading As the Queen uttered her wish, she raised her eyes upwards, and was startled to see some snowflakes already falling; she turned to hasten indoors, exclaiming as she went:
in the company of; together with
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But if I had a little baby to play with and care for, even the dreary winter would not seem long.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you sure of that?" said a voice beside her, and glancing up the Queen saw a lovely figure.
