used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
(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 And then she would say, “What made her leave it all and go and lie down there under the grass?”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And she would ask me sights of questions about her.
askin
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From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
BellenounUS /bel/
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
travel across or pass over
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
Fanchon
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From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
a young female
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And then she would say, “What made her leave it all and go and lie down there under the grass?”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading And then she would say, “What made her leave it all and go and lie down there under the grass?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she would ask me sights of questions about her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I would say, “Yes, I spoze so.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
the sound of laughing
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
go away from a place
From this reading And then she would say, “What made her leave it all and go and lie down there under the grass?”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading And then she would say, “What made her leave it all and go and lie down there under the grass?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
lyin
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From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And then she would say, “What made her leave it all and go and lie down there under the grass?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she would ask me sights of questions about her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
orange-trees
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From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
select carefully from a group
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading And she would ask me sights of questions about her.
rose-trees
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From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
express in words
From this reading And I would say, “Yes, I spoze so.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she would ask me sights of questions about her.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading And she would ask me sights of questions about her.
deliver by singing
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And I would say, “Yes, I spoze so.”
spoze
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From this reading And I would say, “Yes, I spoze so.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then she would say, “What made her leave it all and go and lie down there under the grass?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading And then she would say, “What made her leave it all and go and lie down there under the grass?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And then she would say, “What made her leave it all and go and lie down there under the grass?”
a Caucasian
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
which person or people
From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And she would ask me sights of questions about her.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading She would ask “if Belle Fanchon used to walk about and run as she did through the paths of the old garden, and pick the roses, and stand under the orange-trees, and hear the birds sing, and the laugh of the brook as it wound along amongst the flowers?”
wuz
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From this reading LITTLE Snow wuz always askin’ about the little girl who wuz a lyin’ under the white cross and the rose-trees down in the corner of the garden at Belle Fanchon.
an affirmative
From this reading And I would say, “Yes, I spoze so.”
