used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
(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 All children, except one, grow up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
can't
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From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading All children, except one, grow up.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
a special loved one
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
at any time
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
apart from; not including
From this reading All children, except one, grow up.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading All children, except one, grow up.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
henceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All children, except one, grow up.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
on the contrary
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
in the near future
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All children, except one, grow up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
Wendy
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From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
at the time that
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
a late time of life
From this reading One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, 'Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!'
