used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
(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 Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
at or in or to any place
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
for the reason that
From this reading It was not that the shop was large, because it wasn’t.
BonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
Bonnet's
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From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
the organ of sight
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
set up or found
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
hadn't
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From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was not that the shop was large, because it wasn’t.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was not that Madame Bonnet had many toys for sale, because she hadn’t.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
panesnounUS /peɪnz/
plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
compacted by ironing
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
repaidverbUS /riˈpeɪd/
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not that Madame Bonnet had many toys for sale, because she hadn’t.
do one's shopping
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
very small
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
toysnounUS /tɔɪz/
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading It was not that Madame Bonnet had many toys for sale, because she hadn’t.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
a source of difficulty
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
waresnounUS /werz/
plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
wasn't
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From this reading It was not that the shop was large, because it wasn’t.
(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 But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was one story high, with a low front door, and panes of glass in the one window so tiny that it was difficult to see the wares that Madame Bonnet had for sale.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Madame Bonnet’s shop was so small that if you hadn’t known it was there you might easily have walked past it and never seen it at all.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if you shut one eye and pressed the other close to the glass, you were well repaid for your trouble, for Madame Bonnet kept a toy shop the like of which was not to be found anywhere, though you traveled the world over in search of it.
