Chapter XV · Chapter 15

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

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From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading One, two, three, four; one, two, three, four; 'Tis still one, two, three, four.

a young female

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

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From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

a small worthless amount

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

unhurried and relaxed

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One, two, three, four; one, two, three, four; 'Tis still one, two, three, four.

possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading THE QUEEN'S WAND.

on the contrary

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

resembling or reminiscent of silver

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)

From this reading SOUTHEY.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

not in physical motion

From this reading One, two, three, four; one, two, three, four; 'Tis still one, two, three, four.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE QUEEN'S WAND.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading One, two, three, four; one, two, three, four; 'Tis still one, two, three, four.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading One, two, three, four; one, two, three, four; 'Tis still one, two, three, four.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading One, two, three, four; one, two, three, four; 'Tis still one, two, three, four.

a rod used by a magician or water diviner

From this reading THE QUEEN'S WAND.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

in a wise manner

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading Mellow and silvery are the tones, But I wish the bells were more.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.

a late time of life

From this reading Mopsa woke: she was rather too big to be nursed, for she was the size of Jack, and looked like a sweet little girl of ten years, but she did not always behave like one; sometimes she spoke as wisely as a grown-up woman, and sometimes she changed again and seemed like a child.