used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
remove the dust from
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
dustingverbUS /ˈdʌstɪŋ/
-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
HyacinthnounUS /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
and nothing more
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
a room where books are kept
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Wiggs looked puzzled.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Wiggs," she said, "what's the matter with me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wiggs," she said, "what's the matter with me?"
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Wiggs looked puzzled.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
RECEIVESverbUS /rəˈsiːvz/
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Wiggs," she said, "what's the matter with me?"
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
and nothing more
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
carry out
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
what's
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From this reading "Wiggs," she said, "what's the matter with me?"
at the time that
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
Wiggs
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From this reading She went straight up to her favourite seat on the castle walls and sent for Wiggs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Wiggs," she said, "what's the matter with me?"
WRITESverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading THE PRINCESS RECEIVES A LETTER AND WRITES ONE The Princess Hyacinth came in from her morning's ride in a very bad temper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She had been dusting the books in the library; and when you dust books you simply _must_ stop every now and then to take just one little peep inside, and then you look inside another one and another one, and by the time you have finished dusting, your head is so full of things you have seen that you have to be asked questions very slowly indeed.
