used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
any thing at all
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many will say, “I’d like it very well, but I _can’t_ draw.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
can't
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From this reading Many will say, “I’d like it very well, but I _can’t_ draw.”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
Don't
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From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
cause to move by pulling
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
a young female
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
HOW
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From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Many will say, “I’d like it very well, but I _can’t_ draw.”
I'd
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From this reading Many will say, “I’d like it very well, but I _can’t_ draw.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
likenessnounUS /ˈlaɪknəs/
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
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plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
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 Many will say, “I’d like it very well, but I _can’t_ draw.”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
pencilsnounUS /ˈpensəlz/
plural of “pencil” — a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
bring forth or yield
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
To recall to mind.
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
Identical; not different.
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
express in words
From this reading Many will say, “I’d like it very well, but I _can’t_ draw.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
carry out
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
a just detectable amount
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
precisely as stated
From this reading Many will say, “I’d like it very well, but I _can’t_ draw.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
(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 Many will say, “I’d like it very well, but I _can’t_ draw.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
which person or people
From this reading A girl who can learn anything can learn to draw if she will give the same attention to it that she gives to other things.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Many will say, “I’d like it very well, but I _can’t_ draw.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
produce a literary work
From this reading You can write, can hold a pencil, and trace lines upon the paper; and if you can do this, you can draw a little.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOW TO DRAW.[E] WOULD you like to learn to draw, to sketch from nature?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you think that it would be delightful to be able to take out your pencils and paper and copy some scene you want to remember, or produce a likeness of any bird or animal which strikes your fancy?
