used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
anew
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
(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 All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
apieceadverbUS /əˈpiːs/
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Master John,” said Kate severe, “Please get away!
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
BoxernounUS /ˈbɑːksər/
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
Couldn't
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From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
crumpledadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌmpəld/
of metal e.g.
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
dearly loved
From this reading “Pray let me kiss you, Katy dear,” Said John so gay.
someone who is a detective
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
disordernounUS /dɪˈsɔːrdər/
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Pray let me kiss you, Katy dear,” Said John so gay.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
Kate
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From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
Katy
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From this reading “Pray let me kiss you, Katy dear,” Said John so gay.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Pray let me kiss you, Katy dear,” Said John so gay.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master John,” said Kate severe, “Please get away!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pray let me kiss you, Katy dear,” Said John so gay.
the force of workers available
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
Pegtop's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Master John,” said Kate severe, “Please get away!
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray let me kiss you, Katy dear,” Said John so gay.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
quarrelled
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From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Master John,” said Kate severe, “Please get away!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Pray let me kiss you, Katy dear,” Said John so gay.
express in speech
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
spinverbUS /spɪn/
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
trimmingnounUS /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/
the act of adding decoration
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
hard to endure
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
which person or people
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men Couldn’t get Boxer to wake again; They made him a house, and put him in; The people came to see Boxer spin; “A penny apiece,” said Dick, “and cheap, To see my Pegtop’s wonderful sleep!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading V Kate had quarrelled and would not speak To Cousin John, Who, trying to kiss her on the cheek, With her bonnet on, Had crumpled her bonnet at the border, And put the trimming in disorder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pray let me kiss you, Katy dear,” Said John so gay.
