used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TALE ABOUT WORDS Boys and girls like fairy-tales.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A TALE ABOUT WORDS Boys and girls like fairy-tales.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TALE ABOUT WORDS Boys and girls like fairy-tales.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
for the reason that
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A TALE ABOUT WORDS Boys and girls like fairy-tales.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading A widow had two daughters.
your usual mood
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
fairy-tale
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From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
fairy-tales
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From this reading A TALE ABOUT WORDS Boys and girls like fairy-tales.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A TALE ABOUT WORDS Boys and girls like fairy-tales.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A widow had two daughters.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
Katherine
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From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A TALE ABOUT WORDS Boys and girls like fairy-tales.
held dear
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
PylenounUS /paɪl/
United States writer and illustrator of children's books (1853-1911)
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
resembledverbUS /rɪˈzembəld/
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
slovenlyadjectiveUS /ˈslʌvənli/
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A TALE ABOUT WORDS Boys and girls like fairy-tales.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
to-day
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From this reading So my sermon to-day is to be in that form.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading This fairy-tale comes from France, and it is told by Katherine Pyle in her book, "Fairy-Tales from Many Lands."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A widow had two daughters.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading A widow had two daughters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading One was coarse and slovenly, with an ugly disposition, but because she resembled her mother the woman loved her and thought her beautiful.
the words that are spoken
From this reading A TALE ABOUT WORDS Boys and girls like fairy-tales.
