afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
set up or found
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading She was so glad!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
and nothing more
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
playthingsnounUS /ˈpleɪθɪŋz/
plural of “plaything” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
a particular situation
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so glad!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
successive (without a break)
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
Susy
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From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
very small
From this reading Not long after Susy sent her letter, her mamma bought some tiny little shoes and stockings for her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
untyingnoun
loosening the ties that fasten something
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
precisely as stated
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now she had found out that feet were not made just for playthings, but to stand on.
at the time that
From this reading But one day when she awoke from her nap, she took hold of the two sides of her cradle, and stood up straight in it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Susy was very much pleased indeed, and at first she would keep untying her shoes and taking them off.
