used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I'm _so_ glad you are here!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of Uncle Frank's Mary The Quest of Mary Selwyn Bird-a-Lea, Etc.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
Bird-a-Lea
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From this reading Author of Uncle Frank's Mary The Quest of Mary Selwyn Bird-a-Lea, Etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
dearly loved
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
Dickie-Bird
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From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
Eleanor
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Etc
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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
Frank'snounUS /fræŋks/
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading Author of Uncle Frank's Mary The Quest of Mary Selwyn Bird-a-Lea, Etc.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
a young female
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm _so_ glad you are here!
GoldilocksnounUS /ˈɡoʊldilɔːks/
early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
not accessible to view
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
huggingnounUS /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm _so_ glad you are here!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
lovinglyadverbUS /ˈlʌvɪŋli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Author of Uncle Frank's Mary The Quest of Mary Selwyn Bird-a-Lea, Etc.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of Uncle Frank's Mary The Quest of Mary Selwyn Bird-a-Lea, Etc.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
Patricia
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From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
playroomnounUS /ˈpleɪruːm/
a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc)
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
QuestnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading Author of Uncle Frank's Mary The Quest of Mary Selwyn Bird-a-Lea, Etc.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
rancheros
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From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
Selwyn
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From this reading Author of Uncle Frank's Mary The Quest of Mary Selwyn Bird-a-Lea, Etc.
Selwyn's
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From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm _so_ glad you are here!
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 To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of Uncle Frank's Mary The Quest of Mary Selwyn Bird-a-Lea, Etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To four little rancheros, Patricia, George, Edward, and Eleanor, this story of other little people is lovingly dedicated.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Author of Uncle Frank's Mary The Quest of Mary Selwyn Bird-a-Lea, Etc.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn's arms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom.
