(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
(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 Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
AuntienounUS /ˈænti/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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Dutton
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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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at any time
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
to or in any or all places
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
grown-up
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From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
a small worthless amount
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having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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used to form the superlative
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
and nothing more
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
not in physical motion
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
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 Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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express in words
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
at the time that
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
YonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Yon are very fond of stories; and so, I think, are all the other little boys and girls that I have ever known, and most of the grown-up people too.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you grow older, if you still like them--and I think you will--you will find that there are stories everywhere if only you are able to see them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In this little book they are not quite the same kind as those that your Auntie used to tell you.
