used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
artlessadjective
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Nor did Ethel carry a basket containing a little pat of butter and a cake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading Nor did Ethel carry a basket containing a little pat of butter and a cake.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Nor did Ethel carry a basket containing a little pat of butter and a cake.
candiedadjectiveUS /ˈkændid/
encrusted with sugar or syrup
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Nor did Ethel carry a basket containing a little pat of butter and a cake.
containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading Nor did Ethel carry a basket containing a little pat of butter and a cake.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did Ethel carry a basket containing a little pat of butter and a cake.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
Ethel
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From this reading Nor did Ethel carry a basket containing a little pat of butter and a cake.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
glibadjectiveUS /ɡlɪb/
marked by lack of intellectual depth
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
gypsynounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
hoodsnounUS /hʊdz/
plural of “hood” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
insinuatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪnjuːeɪtɪŋ/
calculated to please or gain favor
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
social deportment
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did Ethel carry a basket containing a little pat of butter and a cake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
notablyadverbUS /ˈnoʊtəbli/
especially; in particular
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
patverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Nor did Ethel carry a basket containing a little pat of butter and a cake.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
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 When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
sulkyadjective
sullen or moody
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
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 When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
a special situation
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
UnfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
precisely as stated
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
voguenounUS /voʊɡ/
the popular taste at a given time
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
warnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
at the time that
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
which person or people
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading I must admit that that is what it is, and I warn you that you may count upon a very artless little heroine and a wolf of insinuating manners and glib tongue; but _this_ grandmother will not be eaten up.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She had, instead, a large and luxurious box of candied fruit under her arm; and instead of singing through the woods, she wore a sulky and miserable expression.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Unfortunately red hoods are not in vogue, for such a thing would have been notably becoming to her little gypsy face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you learn that this story begins with the heroine setting off through the woods to visit her grandmother, who was ill, you may guess that it is the familiar tale of _Little Red Riding Hood_.
