used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STORY.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
(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 She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was just as beautiful and good--as--as you are, Nume.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was just as beautiful and good--as--as you are, Nume.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was just as beautiful and good--as--as you are, Nume.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
brought into existence
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
DavisnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
a young female
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was just as beautiful and good--as--as you are, Nume.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
hallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
and nothing more
From this reading She was just as beautiful and good--as--as you are, Nume.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
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 She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
engage in
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
Nume
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From this reading She was just as beautiful and good--as--as you are, Nume.
on one occasion
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
pagodasnounUS /pəˈɡoʊdəz/
plural of “pagoda” — an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
From this reading She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was just as beautiful and good--as--as you are, Nume.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
stairwaysnounUS /ˈsterweɪz/
plural of “stairway” — a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A STORY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
precisely as stated
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She lived all alone in a house so big that the halls and stairways were as long as--as the pagodas.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, although the city was very beautiful in which she lived, she had very little in her life to make her happy.
which person or people
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was just as beautiful and good--as--as you are, Nume.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Once there was a young girl," Mrs. Davis began, "who was born in a beautiful city away across the seas.
