used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
anew
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
(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 TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
frocknounUS /frɑːk/
a long, loose outer garment
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We will go into the Queen's palace together," said he.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We will go into the Queen's palace together," said he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We will go into the Queen's palace together," said he.
a small worthless amount
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading One song which they liked to sing made Jack rather uncomfortable:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One song which they liked to sing made Jack rather uncomfortable:
Mopsa
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From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One song which they liked to sing made Jack rather uncomfortable:
and nothing more
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
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 The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — 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 "We will go into the Queen's palace together," said he.
on the contrary
From this reading One song which they liked to sing made Jack rather uncomfortable:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We will go into the Queen's palace together," said he.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
deliver by singing
From this reading One song which they liked to sing made Jack rather uncomfortable:
a short musical composition with words
From this reading One song which they liked to sing made Jack rather uncomfortable:
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "We will go into the Queen's palace together," said he.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading One song which they liked to sing made Jack rather uncomfortable:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Queen greeted Mopsa and Jack very kindly; and every day they went up to the palace, and every night back again to the tent on the little boat.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will go into the Queen's palace together," said he.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
at the time that
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One song which they liked to sing made Jack rather uncomfortable:
a Caucasian
From this reading Now, Jack carefully washed her face, and put a beautiful clean white frock on her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will go into the Queen's palace together," said he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading TO THE PALACE When the Fairy Woman went back to her people she took all of the fairy children with her, and left only Mopsa with Jack.
