used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the evenings after dinner they sang Christmas carols.
(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 So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
for the reason that
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
bedtimenounUS /ˈbedtaɪm/
the time you go to bed
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
carolsnounUS /ˈkerəlz/
plural of “carol” — joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading In the evenings after dinner they sang Christmas carols.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading In the evenings after dinner they sang Christmas carols.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Flip had taught them her favorite, _The Twelve Days of Christmas_.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading In the evenings after dinner they sang Christmas carols.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evenings after dinner they sang Christmas carols.
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Flip had taught them her favorite, _The Twelve Days of Christmas_.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
FlipverbUS /flɪp/
lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading Flip had taught them her favorite, _The Twelve Days of Christmas_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
GeorgesnounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
plural of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
giftsnounUS /ɡɪfts/
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Flip had taught them her favorite, _The Twelve Days of Christmas_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Flip had taught them her favorite, _The Twelve Days of Christmas_.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evenings after dinner they sang Christmas carols.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
and nothing more
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
LaurensnounUS /ˈlɔːrənz/
leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
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 She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
held dear
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Flip had taught them her favorite, _The Twelve Days of Christmas_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
partridgenounUS /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/
flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
pearnounUS /per/
sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading In the evenings after dinner they sang Christmas carols.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Flip had taught them her favorite, _The Twelve Days of Christmas_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evenings after dinner they sang Christmas carols.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Flip had taught them her favorite, _The Twelve Days of Christmas_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the evenings after dinner they sang Christmas carols.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
twelfthadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Flip had taught them her favorite, _The Twelve Days of Christmas_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
literature in metrical form
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
precisely as stated
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On Christmas Eve Georges Laurens stirred himself from his books and they all went out and climbed up the mountain and brought home a beautiful Christmas tree.
at the time that
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
the words that are spoken
From this reading So she loved it for its memories and now for its own charming tune and delicate words, from the first verse, _On the first day of Christmas My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree,_ to the twelfth verse when all the twelve gifts are sung with a glad shout.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had loved it when she was very small because it was such a long one, and when she was told that she could choose just one more song before bedtime, that would be it.
