used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
in addition
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Marian loved Big Mary, and meant to be very good to her.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sometimes she was not.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
CHICAGOnounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
Claus
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From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
clothing in general
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
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FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
a young female
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Marian loved Big Mary, and meant to be very good to her.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marian loved Big Mary, and meant to be very good to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
held dear
From this reading Marian loved Big Mary, and meant to be very good to her.
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 Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Marian loved Big Mary, and meant to be very good to her.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But sometimes she was not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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on one occasion
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
do one's shopping
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snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading But sometimes she was not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marian loved Big Mary, and meant to be very good to her.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
precisely as stated
From this reading Marian loved Big Mary, and meant to be very good to her.
VOLLAND
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHICAGO U.S.A. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Marian, and she had a doll called Big Mary.
be dressed in
From this reading Santa Claus had brought Big Mary one snowy Christmas night, and he had brought also a great many pretty clothes for her to wear.
