used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
(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 "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
ceilingsnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋz/
plural of “ceiling” — the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
cushionsnounUS /ˈkʊʃənz/
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
a social unit living together
From this reading "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of the room stood the Queen's magnificent throne.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading In the middle of the room stood the Queen's magnificent throne.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
Merryland
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From this reading "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading In the middle of the room stood the Queen's magnificent throne.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the middle of the room stood the Queen's magnificent throne.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading In the middle of the room stood the Queen's magnificent throne.
with speed
From this reading "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
Scollops
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
SeatingnounUS /ˈsiːtɪŋ/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Send to me all the people of my household, as quickly as possible," commanded the Queen of Merryland.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In the middle of the room stood the Queen's magnificent throne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
having come into contact
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Seating herself among the cushions of the throne, her Majesty touched a bell which brought Scollops running in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she led the way and they followed her to a beautiful apartment, large and grand, with high ceilings set with precious stones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now," said the Queen, "you must come to my throne room and be adopted."
