used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
(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 And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
with anger
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My Ownself!” she screamed back.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My Ownself!
no person; not anyone
From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
Ownself
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From this reading “My Ownself!
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading My Ownself!” she screamed back.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My Ownself!” she screamed back.
slippernounUS /ˈslɪpər/
low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
there's
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From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
troublesomeadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
What's
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From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading And a Fairy mother, slipper in hand, came hurrying down the chimney; and catching Ownself, she whipped her soundly and carried her off, saying:-- “What’s all this noise about, then?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then come here, you troublesome little Fairy,” cried the voice angrily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading If you did it your ownself, there’s nobody to blame but yourself!”
