used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
determine the number or amount of
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
a special loved one
From this reading "Where did you get them, my darling," "From Joe."
dearly loved
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you get them, my darling," "From Joe."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
fiddlernounUS /ˈfɪdələr/
a musician who plays the violin
From this reading "Joe, the fiddler?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Where did you get them, my darling," "From Joe."
HARPnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
Joe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where did you get them, my darling," "From Joe."
and nothing more
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
Lisa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
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 WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Where did you get them, my darling," "From Joe."
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
wanting in physical strength
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you get them, my darling," "From Joe."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE WIND HARP "Oh, Lisa, how many stars there are to-night! and how long it takes to count just a few!" said a weak voice from a little bed in a garret room.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "Will you put my harp in the window? there may be a breeze after a while, and I want to know very much if there is any music in those strings."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You will tire yourself, dear, if you try to do that; just shut your eyes up tight, and try to sleep."
