used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
(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 Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
armfulnoun
the quantity that can be contained in the arms
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
bunchesnounUS /ˈbʌntʃəz/
plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It takes a good deal of material, for the fringe must be close and thick.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading She feels very proud and is greatly pleased with her pretty costume.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It takes a good deal of material, for the fringe must be close and thick.
DivideverbUS /dɪˈvaɪd/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
put on clothes
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading She feels very proud and is greatly pleased with her pretty costume.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading It takes a good deal of material, for the fringe must be close and thick.
assemble or get together
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
a young female
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It takes a good deal of material, for the fringe must be close and thick.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading She feels very proud and is greatly pleased with her pretty costume.
hair-grass
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From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
HEAD-DRESS
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From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It takes a good deal of material, for the fringe must be close and thick.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
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 Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading It takes a good deal of material, for the fringe must be close and thick.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading She feels very proud and is greatly pleased with her pretty costume.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She feels very proud and is greatly pleased with her pretty costume.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading She feels very proud and is greatly pleased with her pretty costume.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading It takes a good deal of material, for the fringe must be close and thick.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It takes a good deal of material, for the fringe must be close and thick.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
precisely as stated
From this reading She feels very proud and is greatly pleased with her pretty costume.
wavyadjectiveUS /ˈweɪvi/
(of hair) having waves
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
which person or people
From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She feels very proud and is greatly pleased with her pretty costume.
wood-nymph
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From this reading GRASS DRESS AND GRASS HEAD-DRESS LOOK at the little girl in the photograph who is wearing her new grass dress made of the wavy hair-grass and playing that she is a wood-nymph.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Almost any kind of long, slender grasses can be used for a dress of this kind, but you must gather an armful or more.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Divide the grass into bunches, each bunch about as thick as your thumb, and have the heads of all the grasses together at one end of the bunch, and the stem ends together at the other end.
