used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
(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 I am a Lilliputian, and you are all great, big Brobdignagians.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a Lilliputian, and you are all great, big Brobdignagians.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
antsnounUS /ænts/
plural of “ant” — social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am a Lilliputian, and you are all great, big Brobdignagians.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "O!" she exclaimed, as he read of the Lilliputians, "O, good! good!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
the two together, not just one
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
Brobdignagians
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From this reading I am a Lilliputian, and you are all great, big Brobdignagians.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
cushionnounUS /ˈkʊʃən/
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
dearly loved
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "O!" she exclaimed, as he read of the Lilliputians, "O, good! good!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "O!" she exclaimed, as he read of the Lilliputians, "O, good! good!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
Gulliver's
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From this reading Once he read Gulliver's Travels to her.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once he read Gulliver's Travels to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
LilliputianadjectiveUS /ˌlɪləˈpjuːʃən/
tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
From this reading I am a Lilliputian, and you are all great, big Brobdignagians.
Lilliputians
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From this reading "O!" she exclaimed, as he read of the Lilliputians, "O, good! good!
hear with intention
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
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 "O!" she exclaimed, as he read of the Lilliputians, "O, good! good!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
on one occasion
From this reading Once he read Gulliver's Travels to her.
Piccola
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From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
Piccolissima
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From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
express in words
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
seatingnounUS /ˈsiːtɪŋ/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
plural of “story” — 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 Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
carry out
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
TravelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Once he read Gulliver's Travels to her.
tribesnounUS /traɪbz/
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
the words that are spoken
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sometimes her brother would take his sister's toilet cushion and put it on the table before him, and seating Piccolissima upon it, say to her, "Now, Piccola, dear, listen with both of your little ears to my big words, and I will read some wonderful stories to you."
