used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
balladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
cannot
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From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
couldn't
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From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
CrownsnounUS /kraʊnz/
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
put on clothes
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
divisible by two
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
at any time
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
examineverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
fulfilledadjectiveUS /fʊlˈfɪld/
completed to perfection
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
only a very short time before
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
engage in
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
many times at short intervals
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
Identical; not different.
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
not often
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
SYBIL
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From this reading SYBIL.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Crowns for Children._ But it is not always, or even often, that wishes "come true," is it, children?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
precisely as stated
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Or if they do come true, it is in a different way; so different that they hardly seem the same.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
which person or people
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The children crowned themselves with wishes, And every wish came true."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Like the little old woman in the ballad, who turned herself about and wondered and puzzled, but couldn't make out if she was herself or not, we stare at our fulfilled wishes and examine them on every side, but in their altered dress--_so_ different from, and, very seldom, if ever, as pretty as that which they wore in our imagination--we cannot believe that they are themselves!
