used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
anew
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
a youthful male person
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
compassionnounUS /kəmˈpæʃən/
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
make right or correct
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
dimensionsnounUS /dɪˈmenʃənz/
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
disfiguredadjectiveUS /dɪˈsfɪɡjərd/
having the appearance spoiled
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
disgracefuladjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡreɪsfəl/
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
half-hournounUS /ˈhæfaʊər/
a half of an hour
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
a unit of instruction
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
for more time
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
MEETSnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
not any; not one
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
go across or through
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
peckverbUS /pek/
hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
PINOCCHIO
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From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
Pinocchio's
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From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
puppetnounUS /ˈpʌpət/
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
cut with a saw
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This she did to give him a severe lesson, and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies--the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
showing sorrow
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
at the time that
From this reading But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping, she felt full of compassion for him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PINOCCHIO AGAIN MEETS THE FOX AND THE CAT The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose, which could no longer pass through the door of the room.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
WoodpeckersnounUS /ˈwʊdpekərz/
plural of “woodpecker” — bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
From this reading She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.
zealnounUS /ziːl/
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions.
