used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This part of Denmark is as full of castles as a plum-cake is full of plums.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
(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 THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
all-day
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From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
Anna'snounUS /ˈænəz/
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
castlesnounUS /ˈkæsəlz/
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
DenmarknounUS /ˈdenmɑːrk/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
From this reading This part of Denmark is as full of castles as a plum-cake is full of plums.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
Elsinore
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From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading "This is the most famous castle in Denmark," said Anna's mother.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading This part of Denmark is as full of castles as a plum-cake is full of plums.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
Greta
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From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This part of Denmark is as full of castles as a plum-cake is full of plums.
it's
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From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
Kronborg
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From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "This is the most famous castle in Denmark," said Anna's mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading This part of Denmark is as full of castles as a plum-cake is full of plums.
plum-cake
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From this reading This part of Denmark is as full of castles as a plum-cake is full of plums.
plumsnounUS /plʌmz/
plural of “plum” — any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
From this reading This part of Denmark is as full of castles as a plum-cake is full of plums.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
carry out
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This part of Denmark is as full of castles as a plum-cake is full of plums.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading After driving about twenty-five miles along the shore, they came to Kronborg Castle, in the town of Elsinore.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BEST SURPRISE OF ALL "Now it's our turn to show _you_ some castles, Greta," said Anna, as she and her mother and Greta got in the car.
ZealandnounUS /ˈziːlənd/
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.
