used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
matters of personal concern
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
in the past
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
(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 But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
crackedadjectiveUS /krækt/
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
flatteningverbUS /ˈflætənɪŋ/
-ing form of “flatten” — make flat or flatter
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
Fumbo
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From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
and nothing more
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
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 But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
panenounUS /peɪn/
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
quaveredverbUS /ˈkweɪvərd/
past form of “quaver” — give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
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 “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
Ragbad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
RainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
Sew-and-Sew
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
a particular situation
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
slippersnounUS /ˈslɪpərz/
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading A Rainy Day in Ragbad King Fumbo of Ragbad shook in his carpet slippers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
express in words
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
thimblenounUS /ˈθɪmbəl/
as much as a thimble will hold
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
precisely as stated
From this reading He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
(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 He had removed his red shoes, so he could not very well shake in them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
at the time that
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
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 “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading But as time passed and affairs in the kingdom had gone from bad to worse, _My Dear_, like many another Queen, had taken off her crown, put on her thimble and become plain Mrs Sew-and-Sew, and with all her sewing she had barely been able to keep the kingdom from falling to pieces.
a late time of life
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear,” quavered the King, flattening his nose against the cracked pane, “will you just look out of this window and tell me what you see?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_My Dear_” was really the Queen of Ragbad and years ago, when she had first come to the old red castle on the hill, she had worn her crown every day and was always addressed as “Your Majesty!”
