used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
apieceadverbUS /əˈpiːs/
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
ascendverbUS /əˈsend/
travel up
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
clothing in general
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
HookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
masteredadjectiveUS /ˈmæstərd/
understood perfectly
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
not any; not one
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
on one occasion
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
and nothing more
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
and nothing more
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
sneeredverbUS /snɪrd/
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
move hurridly
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But you simply must fit, and Peter measures you for your tree as carefully as for a suit of clothes: the only difference being that the clothes are made to fit you, while you have to be made to fit the tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
except if; if not
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
Wendy
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From this reading THE HOME UNDER THE GROUND One of the first things Peter did next day was to measure Wendy and John and Michael for hollow trees.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
at the time that
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Of course, when you have mastered the action you are able to do these things without thinking of them, and then nothing can be more graceful.
wriggled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once you fitted, you drew in your breath at the top, and down you went at exactly the right speed, while to ascend you drew in and let out alternately, and so wriggled up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hook, you remember, had sneered at the boys for thinking they needed a tree apiece, but this was ignorance, for unless your tree fitted you it was difficult to go up and down, and no two of the boys were quite the same size.
