used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My happy book is called 'Olivia.'
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
discoversverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
DOUGLASnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading JAMES DOUGLAS in _The Star_.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JAMES DOUGLAS in _The Star_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
it's
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From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES DOUGLAS in _The Star_.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My happy book is called 'Olivia.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
Olivia
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From this reading My happy book is called 'Olivia.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
one's
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From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
pen-name
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From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
plentifuladjectiveUS /ˈplentəfəl/
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading JAMES DOUGLAS in _The Star_.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
express in words
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JAMES DOUGLAS in _The Star_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Happy books are not very plentiful, and when one discovers a happy book it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it, so that it makes them happy too.
at the time that
From this reading "_When one discovers a happy look it is one's duty to tell one's friends about it_."
which person or people
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It is by a certain young woman who calls herself O. Douglas, though I suspect that it's a pen-name....
