used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
(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 We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
children's
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From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
cohesionnounUS /koʊˈhiːʒən/
the state of cohering or sticking together
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
endeavornounUS /ɪnˈdevər/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
GROUPSnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
be the source of pain
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
immediately past
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
come together
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
not any; not one
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
by chance
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
PLANNINGnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
with speed
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
satiatedadjectiveUS /ˈseɪʃiːeɪtɪd/
supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
plural of “story” — 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 It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
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 PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
express in words
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
themenounUS /θiːm/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
to-be-desired
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
transferverbUS /trænˈsfɜːr/
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading We tell, perhaps, a home story, then a nature story, and last of all a holiday story in one story hour, and in doing this we so quickly transfer the child’s attention from one theme to a distinctly different one that there is no cohesion in our story building.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
which person or people
From this reading PLANNING STORY GROUPS The children who hear one story well told eagerly demand, “Tell us another!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We lead the child from one story interest to another with slight attention to the influence which the _story group_ will have upon the minds of the children.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading We endeavor to meet the children’s wish for a number of stories in each story hour but we often hurt the mental and moral effect of one story by telling in close connection another story that has no interest connection with the last one told.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is the natural, to-be-desired longing of the child mind to be satiated with good stories.
