used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
a youthful male person
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
at any time
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
an occurrence of something
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
and nothing more
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
Kenneth
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From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
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 THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
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 But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
and nothing more
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
PIECEDverbUS /piːst/
past form of “piece” — to join or unite the pieces of
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
participate in games or sport
From this reading And there were things which Rose liked that Kenneth would not play with her.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there were things which Rose liked that Kenneth would not play with her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Rose thought if only she had a little sister they two would like just the same sort of things.
precisely as stated
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
nonexistent
From this reading THE PIECED BABY For a long time Rose had been wanting a little sister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kenneth was the very best brother that ever lived, and they had beautiful times playing together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And there were things which Rose liked that Kenneth would not play with her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But Kenneth was growing to be a big boy, and he liked a great many things that Rose did not enjoy,--fishing, for instance, which made her very ill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And there were things which Rose liked that Kenneth would not play with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And there were things which Rose liked that Kenneth would not play with her.
