used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
anew
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Puppet sat down on the grass, leaned against the tree, and felt very hungry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A lady was sitting by an open window, sewing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A lady was sitting by an open window, sewing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Puppet sat down on the grass, leaned against the tree, and felt very hungry.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Puppet sat down on the grass, leaned against the tree, and felt very hungry.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Puppet sat down on the grass, leaned against the tree, and felt very hungry.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
guitarnounUS /ɡɪˈtɑːr/
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
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 She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Puppet sat down on the grass, leaned against the tree, and felt very hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
and nothing more
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A lady was sitting by an open window, sewing.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Puppet sat down on the grass, leaned against the tree, and felt very hungry.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Puppet sat down on the grass, leaned against the tree, and felt very hungry.
and nothing more
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A lady was sitting by an open window, sewing.
in the near future
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
PuppetnounUS /ˈpʌpət/
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Puppet sat down on the grass, leaned against the tree, and felt very hungry.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading A lady was sitting by an open window, sewing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading A lady was sitting by an open window, sewing.
slungverbUS /slʌŋ/
inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Puppet slung the little guitar about her little neck, and started off again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
precisely as stated
From this reading Puppet sat down on the grass, leaned against the tree, and felt very hungry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
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 A lady was sitting by an open window, sewing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She was sitting so that Puppet could see only a bit of her left cheek, and her dark hair, just beginning to turn gray, and her right hand as she brought the needle up from her work.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Presently she came to a cottage with a little green yard in front of it, and in the middle of the little green yard was a great green tree.
