used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
(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 LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
convulsionsnounUS /kənˈvʌlʃənz/
plural of “convulsion” — a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
courtiersnounUS /ˈkɔːrtiərz/
plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
cripplesnounUS /ˈkrɪpəlz/
plural of “cripple” — someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
travel across or pass over
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not see what there was to laugh at!
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
the organ of sight
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
humpverbUS /hʌmp/
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
K'snounUS /keɪz/
possessive form of “k” — the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
the sound of laughing
From this reading She did not see what there was to laugh at!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
staying power
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
the literary culture
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
LL
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From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
take in marriage
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not see what there was to laugh at!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
by chance
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
a full supply
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
processionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
S'snounUS /ˈesɪz/
possessive form of “s” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She did not see what there was to laugh at!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not see what there was to laugh at!
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
successive (without a break)
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not see what there was to laugh at!
troutnounUS /traʊt/
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not see what there was to laugh at!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She did not see what there was to laugh at!
in the company of; together with
From this reading LL the Court came, and all the Court nearly died with laughing at the procession of the halt, and lame, and blind.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Besides, if she _had_ laughed, perhaps they would have made her marry a man with a hump upon his back, or two wooden legs and a glass eye.
X'snounUS /ˈeksɪz/
possessive form of “x” — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
Y'snounUS /waɪz/
possessive form of “y” — a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘Go it, ye cripples,’ cried his Majesty, in convulsions of merriment!
Z'snounUS /ziːz/
possessive form of “z” — the ending of a series or sequence
From this reading Some of the people were like X’s, and some like Y’s, and some like Z’s, and plenty of K’s and S’s, all the cross letters were there, all the letters but straight upright I. Meanwhile the courtiers held their sides and screamed, and the tears came into their eyes; but the Princess yawned like a pretty little trout out of water!
