used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be very good when you come to the grandfather that told it.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It must be very good when you come to the grandfather that told it.
a special loved one
From this reading "I shall, grandpapa, darling.
dearly loved
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
demureadjectiveUS /dɪˈmjʊr/
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It must be very good when you come to the grandfather that told it.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
grandpanounUS /ˈɡrændpɑː/
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
grandpapa
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From this reading "Oh, yes, grandpapa!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall, grandpapa, darling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be very good when you come to the grandfather that told it.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
for more time
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be very good when you come to the grandfather that told it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, grandpapa!"
pursuingadjectiveUS /pərˈsuːɪŋ/
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
repetitionnounUS /ˌrepəˈtɪʃən/
an event that repeats
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall, grandpapa, darling.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
in the near future
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
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 "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
express in words
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It must be very good when you come to the grandfather that told it.
precisely as stated
From this reading It must be very good when you come to the grandfather that told it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
at the time that
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, then, when _that_ grandpa was a boy, he said to _his_ grandfather, 'Tell me a story, grandpapa,' and his grandfather replied--" Jenny soon listened with a demure smile of attention.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, grandpapa!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you like this story, dear?" said grandpapa, after pursuing the repetition for some minutes longer.
