used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She accordingly put on two cups and a tea-pot; also a sugar-bowl and creamer.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Miss Anne came out, according to her promise, to give her what she was to have to eat.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading She accordingly put on two cups and a tea-pot; also a sugar-bowl and creamer.
in addition
From this reading She accordingly put on two cups and a tea-pot; also a sugar-bowl and creamer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She accordingly put on two cups and a tea-pot; also a sugar-bowl and creamer.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Anne came out, according to her promise, to give her what she was to have to eat.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
cream-pitcher
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First, she put a little sugar in her sugar-bowl; then some milk in her cream-pitcher; then some water, pretty hot, in her tea-pot.
creamernounUS /ˈkriːmər/
a small pitcher for serving cream
From this reading She accordingly put on two cups and a tea-pot; also a sugar-bowl and creamer.
cupsnounUS /kʌps/
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
take in solid food
From this reading Miss Anne came out, according to her promise, to give her what she was to have to eat.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Miss Anne came out, according to her promise, to give her what she was to have to eat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading First, she put a little sugar in her sugar-bowl; then some milk in her cream-pitcher; then some water, pretty hot, in her tea-pot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
immediately past
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading First, she put a little sugar in her sugar-bowl; then some milk in her cream-pitcher; then some water, pretty hot, in her tea-pot.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading First, she put a little sugar in her sugar-bowl; then some milk in her cream-pitcher; then some water, pretty hot, in her tea-pot.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She accordingly put on two cups and a tea-pot; also a sugar-bowl and creamer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Miss Anne came out, according to her promise, to give her what she was to have to eat.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading First, she put a little sugar in her sugar-bowl; then some milk in her cream-pitcher; then some water, pretty hot, in her tea-pot.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Miss Anne came out, according to her promise, to give her what she was to have to eat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She accordingly put on two cups and a tea-pot; also a sugar-bowl and creamer.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading First, she put a little sugar in her sugar-bowl; then some milk in her cream-pitcher; then some water, pretty hot, in her tea-pot.
sugar-bowl
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She accordingly put on two cups and a tea-pot; also a sugar-bowl and creamer.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
tea-pot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She accordingly put on two cups and a tea-pot; also a sugar-bowl and creamer.
express in words
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
hard to endure
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading First, she put a little sugar in her sugar-bowl; then some milk in her cream-pitcher; then some water, pretty hot, in her tea-pot.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Miss Anne came out, according to her promise, to give her what she was to have to eat.
at the time that
From this reading She placed them in various ways upon the table; first trying one plan of arrangement, and then another; and when at last they were placed in the best way, she went and called Miss Anne, to tell her that she was ready for her breakfast.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well,” said Lucy, as she went back to her table, “I will have two cups, at any rate, for I may have some company.”
