used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
(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 He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the three daughters-in-law he gave nice food and fine clothes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
Atpat
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From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
clothing in general
From this reading To the three daughters-in-law he gave nice food and fine clothes.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading But to the ugly little daughter-in-law he gave nothing but scraps from his table and thick, coarse clothes to wear.
daughter-in-lawnounUS /ˈdɔːtərɪnlɔː/
the wife of your son
From this reading But to the ugly little daughter-in-law he gave nothing but scraps from his table and thick, coarse clothes to wear.
daughters-in-lawnounUS /ˈdɔːtərzɪnlɔː/
plural of “daughter-in-law” — the wife of your son
From this reading In it there reigned a king who had four daughters-in-law.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading To the three daughters-in-law he gave nice food and fine clothes.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading To the three daughters-in-law he gave nice food and fine clothes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading In it there reigned a king who had four daughters-in-law.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But to the ugly little daughter-in-law he gave nothing but scraps from his table and thick, coarse clothes to wear.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading To the three daughters-in-law he gave nice food and fine clothes.
a young female
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In it there reigned a king who had four daughters-in-law.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But to the ugly little daughter-in-law he gave nothing but scraps from his table and thick, coarse clothes to wear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In it there reigned a king who had four daughters-in-law.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it there reigned a king who had four daughters-in-law.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading In it there reigned a king who had four daughters-in-law.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
held dear
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading To the three daughters-in-law he gave nice food and fine clothes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But to the ugly little daughter-in-law he gave nothing but scraps from his table and thick, coarse clothes to wear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
on one occasion
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading In it there reigned a king who had four daughters-in-law.
scrapsnounUS /skræps/
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading But to the ugly little daughter-in-law he gave nothing but scraps from his table and thick, coarse clothes to wear.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading But to the ugly little daughter-in-law he gave nothing but scraps from his table and thick, coarse clothes to wear.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading But to the ugly little daughter-in-law he gave nothing but scraps from his table and thick, coarse clothes to wear.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the three daughters-in-law he gave nice food and fine clothes.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
precisely as stated
From this reading He loved three of them very dearly, but the fourth, who was an ugly little girl, he did not like at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Golden Temple Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
be dressed in
From this reading But to the ugly little daughter-in-law he gave nothing but scraps from his table and thick, coarse clothes to wear.
which person or people
From this reading In it there reigned a king who had four daughters-in-law.
