used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
(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 She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
buglesnounUS /ˈbjuːɡəlz/
plural of “bugle” — a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
Claus
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From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
dollsnounUS /dɑːlz/
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
dress-makers
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From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
drumsnounUS /drʌmz/
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
dwarfsnounUS /dwɔːrfs/
plural of “dwarf” — a person who is markedly small
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
elvesnounUS /elvz/
an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
Flax-Flower
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From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
set up or found
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
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 Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
manufacturingnounUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərɪŋ/
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
nooknounUS /nʊk/
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
St
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From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In that time she had been in every nook and corner of his dwelling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
precisely as stated
From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now all this was very delightful, and made Santa Claus laugh long and loud.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She had watched the dolls' dress-makers; she had ridden the toy horses; she had blown the brass bugles and beaten the drums until Mrs. Christmas had to put cotton in her ears.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Flax-Flower had been with St. Nicholas a whole long week.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She had seen all his elves and dwarfs at work manufacturing every known toy to be found in the world.
