used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
(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 MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
attiredadjectiveUS /əˈtaɪrd/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
for the reason that
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
clothing in general
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
put on clothes
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
every person
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
a young female
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
goosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
Goose'snounUS /ˈɡuːsɪz/
possessive form of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
of great significance or value
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
held dear
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
engage in
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
MARVELverbUS /ˈmɑːrvəl/
be amazed at
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
Mary'snounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
moderatelyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdərətli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
others
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From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
pettedverbUS /ˈpetɪd/
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
tackverbUS /tæk/
fasten with tacks
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
carry out
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
tissue-paper
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From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
tracingnounUS /ˈtreɪsɪŋ/
the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
vastlyadverbUS /ˈvæstli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
at the time that
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
a Caucasian
From this reading Take a smooth piece of white tissue-paper, lay it over the drawing of Mary given here, and with a moderately soft pencil make a careful tracing of the little figure.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We will begin with Mary, because a little girl is vastly more important than a lamb or a goose, however much the others may be petted and loved.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MARVEL PICTURES HERE are Mary, Mary's lamb, and Mother Goose's goose all waiting for you to dress them and make them into Marvel pictures.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then when all are nicely finished you can tack them up in your room for everyone to admire and wonder over.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Mary must be attired in her clothes, the lamb in his wool, and Mother Goose's goose in its feathers, and you can do it every bit yourself.
