Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

anew

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

(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 SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

contrived by art rather than nature

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

for the reason that

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

divisible by two

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

opinion or judgment

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

coins made of gold

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

-ing form of “gurgle” — flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

only a very short time before

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

where you live at a particular time

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

moving to the inside of something

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

hear with intention

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

engage in

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

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interpret something that is written or printed

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being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

Identical; not different.

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

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marked by exceptional merit

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

for that reason; with the result that

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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

a short musical composition with words

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

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not in physical motion

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

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the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

a special situation

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

from one end or side of something to the other

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

past form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

precisely as stated

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

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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 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.

at the time that

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

during the time that

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

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an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

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everything that exists anywhere

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inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!