used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
(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 Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At the further end of the wood was another pretty cottage and in it lived her grandmother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
a small house with a single story
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the further end of the wood was another pretty cottage and in it lived her grandmother.
every person
From this reading Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading At the further end of the wood was another pretty cottage and in it lived her grandmother.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
a young female
From this reading Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading At the further end of the wood was another pretty cottage and in it lived her grandmother.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
hoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
Hood's
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From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the further end of the wood was another pretty cottage and in it lived her grandmother.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
held dear
From this reading Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
a female domestic
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
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 Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
on one occasion
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
by chance
From this reading Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother perhaps loved her most of all and gave her a great many pretty things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
which person or people
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading At the further end of the wood was another pretty cottage and in it lived her grandmother.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Once she gave her a red cloak with a hood which she always wore, so people called her Little Red Riding Hood.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One morning Little Red Riding Hood's mother said, "Put on your things and go to see your grandmother.
