used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
(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 LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
Andersen'snounUS /ˈændərsənz/
possessive form of “andersen” — a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)
From this reading [*] From "Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
showing who or what does the action
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Celia
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From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
an institution created to conduct business
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to come or go into
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading [*] From "Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales."
Froebelnoun
German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852)
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Ginn
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gloriouslyadverbUS /ˈɡlɔːriəsli/
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
destroyed or killed
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
HansnounUS /hɑːns/
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading [*] From "Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
how
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From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
not any; not one
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
orangesnounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒəz/
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
approval to do something
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PICCOLA
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From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
publishersnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
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being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
spirit-bath
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From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
Story-telling
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From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
strengtheningnounUS /ˈstreŋθənɪŋ/
becoming stronger
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
plural of “tale” — 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 [*] From "Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales."
Thaxter's
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From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
a special situation
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "She wanted to warm herself, poor little thing," people said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
in or at the place that
From this reading LITTLE PICCOLA[*] Suggested by One of Mrs. Celia Thaxter's Poems "Story-telling is a real strengthening spirit-bath."--_Froebel._ Piccola lived in Italy, where the oranges grow, and where all the year the sun shines warm and bright.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading No one imagined what sweet visions she had had, or how gloriously she had gone with her grandmother to enter upon the joys of a new year.
