used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They cried, "Tell us a story, please tell us a story."
(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 The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The mirror answered, "Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes."
BearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading They cried, "Tell us a story, please tell us a story."
dancedverbUS /dænst/
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Nobody knows."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody knows."
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading They cried, "Tell us a story, please tell us a story."
SeventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
Snubby
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From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
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 They cried, "Tell us a story, please tell us a story."
express in words
From this reading They cried, "Tell us a story, please tell us a story."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
TippyadjectiveUS /ˈtɪpi/
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
ToesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They cried, "Tell us a story, please tell us a story."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
at the time that
From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears took cold when they fell through the ice into the water, so they had to stay in bed all day.
which person or people
From this reading Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes danced this way, and that way, before the mirror and cried out together, "Who is so ugly?
