used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Saying which, away ran the pretty Columbine.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Take care of her.’
ColumbinenounUS /ˈkɑːləmbaɪn/
a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
dragon'snounUS /ˈdræɡənz/
possessive form of “dragon” — a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
set up or found
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
the act of departing
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
Here's
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From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
hornpipenounUS /ˈhɔːrnpaɪp/
a British solo dance performed by sailors
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
I've
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From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
and nothing more
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
a polite name for any woman
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
immediately past
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
looking-glass
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From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
a particular point in time
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take care of her.’
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Saying which, away ran the pretty Columbine.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Saying which, away ran the pretty Columbine.
scalyadjective
rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
the place where some action occurs
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
carry out
From this reading Take care of her.’
express in words
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ‘Oh, grandmother,’ said Columbine, ‘I’ve no time to tell you now, as I have to dance a hornpipe in the next scene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Saying which, away ran the pretty Columbine.
which person or people
From this reading CONCLUSION The moment Columbine entered her room she held me up to a good-natured old lady, who was dressing herself like a scaly green dragon for the last scene, and cried out, ‘Here’s a pretty doll I have just found on the stage!’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Where did you get it?’ said the good-natured old lady, going to a looking-glass to fit on the dragon’s head.
