used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
(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 And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
using the voice; not silently
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
Forsoothadverb
an archaic word originally meaning “in truth” but now usually used to express disbelief
From this reading "Forsooth!
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
hallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
Margret's
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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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 the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
ScotsnounUS /skɑːts/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
stampedverbUS /stæmpt/
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
stepmothernounUS /ˈstepmʌðər/
the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
SurpassesverbUS /sərˈpæsɪz/
third-person singular of “surpass” — distinguish oneself
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
that's
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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
trippedverbUS /trɪpt/
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
UntoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
accept gladly
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
