used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
abruptadjectiveUS /əˈbrʌpt/
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
AdventurersnounUS /ædˈventʃərərz/
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” gulped the Forgetful Poet, clutching Dorothy’s hand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
announcingverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
Bill'snounUS /bɪlz/
possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
clutchingverbUS /ˈklʌtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” gulped the Forgetful Poet, clutching Dorothy’s hand.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
criticallyadverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəli/
in a critical manner
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
don't
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From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
Dorothy
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From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
Dorothy's
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From this reading “Am I dreaming?” gulped the Forgetful Poet, clutching Dorothy’s hand.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” gulped the Forgetful Poet, clutching Dorothy’s hand.
the organ of sight
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
eying
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From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
ForgetfuladjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡetfəl/
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” gulped the Forgetful Poet, clutching Dorothy’s hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
Grampa
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From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
Grampa's
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From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
gulpedverbUS /ɡʌlpt/
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” gulped the Forgetful Poet, clutching Dorothy’s hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” gulped the Forgetful Poet, clutching Dorothy’s hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
many-hued
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From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
come together
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Am I dreaming or what?”
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Am I dreaming?” gulped the Forgetful Poet, clutching Dorothy’s hand.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
roved
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From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
sniffedverbUS /snɪft/
past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
TattersnounUS /ˈtætərz/
plural of “tatter” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading His eye roved from Grampa’s game leg to Tatters’ many-hued suit and finally came to a rest on the lovely little flower fairy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
tulipnounUS /ˈtuːləp/
any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Adventurers Meet “I don’t see any Princess,” sniffed the old soldier, coming to an abrupt halt and eying the two travellers critically.
Vere
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From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Am I dreaming or what?”
in or at the place that
From this reading Grampa and his army had barely recovered from their tumble off the rainbow before Bill’s cries, announcing the Princess, brought them hurrying to the tulip tree, where Dorothy and Percy Vere were resting.
