used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading But at the birth of the little child the queen died.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at the birth of the little child the queen died.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
a female human offspring
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But at the birth of the little child the queen died.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
ebonynounUS /ˈebəni/
a very dark black
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
glitteredverbUS /ˈɡlɪtərd/
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
MIRRORnounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
nettingnounUS /ˈnetɪŋ/
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
netting-needle
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From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
and nothing more
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
prickedverbUS /prɪkt/
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
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 THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
Snow-whiteadjective
of the white color of snow
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
snowflakesnounUS /ˈsnoʊfleɪks/
plural of “snowflake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
in the near future
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
precisely as stated
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
at the time that
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
a Caucasian
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
which person or people
From this reading Very soon after this the queen had a little daughter who was very fair, had rosy cheeks, and hair as black as ebony; and they gave her the name of Snow-white.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THE MAGIC MIRROR One day in the middle of winter, when the snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers, a queen sat at a window netting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The red spots looked so beautiful in the white snow that the queen thought to herself: "Oh, if I only had a little child, I should like it to be as fair as snow, as rosy as the red blood, and with hair and eyes as black as ebony."
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Her netting-needle was of black ebony, and as she worked, and the snow glittered, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell into the snow.
