used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
Alice
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From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
(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 "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Yes, I certainly shall go."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
coins made of gold
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
golden-diamond-ruby
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From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
Jimmie
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From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
LulunounUS /ˈluːluː/
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
on one occasion
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Yes, I certainly shall go."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
express in words
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So Alice swam off up the pond, in the direction the gold fish had once led Lulu and Jimmie and her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Perhaps, if I go all alone, he will tell me what to do.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I think I will have another talk with him," she said.
wouldn't
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From this reading Oh, wouldn't it be perfectly lovely if I could change him into a king with a golden-diamond-ruby crown.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I certainly shall go."
