used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
BRASSnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Where can you have got it?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
prepare a hot meal
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
don't
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From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
GrannynounUS /ˈɡræni/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where can you have got it?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
HELMETnounUS /ˈhelmət/
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
and nothing more
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
set down according to a plan
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
a woman of refinement
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
Madam's
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From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
new-laid
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From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
express in words
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
express in words
From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
there's
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From this reading "A nice little hen laid it for you, madam," said Nancy, "and may be there's more where it come from."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BRASS HELMET Madam's breakfast was ready, and there was just time to cook the new-laid egg and put it on the tray.
at the time that
From this reading Terry got behind the open door, and great was her delight when she heard Granny say:
in or at the place that
From this reading Where can you have got it?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Nancy, you don't mean to tell me that this is a new-laid egg!
