used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
anew
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Short-Legged Man had a voice so faint it was almost a whisper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as musical and delicate as a fiddle heard playing from a great distance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading A box hung at his side, and upon this box was inscribed the word "SOY."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading It was as musical and delicate as a fiddle heard playing from a great distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It was as musical and delicate as a fiddle heard playing from a great distance.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The Short-Legged Man had a voice so faint it was almost a whisper.
fiddlenounUS /ˈfɪdəl/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading It was as musical and delicate as a fiddle heard playing from a great distance.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was as musical and delicate as a fiddle heard playing from a great distance.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was as musical and delicate as a fiddle heard playing from a great distance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Short-Legged Man had a voice so faint it was almost a whisper.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was as musical and delicate as a fiddle heard playing from a great distance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A box hung at his side, and upon this box was inscribed the word "SOY."
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading A box hung at his side, and upon this box was inscribed the word "SOY."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
inscribedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskraɪbd/
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading A box hung at his side, and upon this box was inscribed the word "SOY."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Short-Legged Man had a voice so faint it was almost a whisper.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
nutshellsnounUS /ˈnʌtʃelz/
plural of “nutshell” — the shell around the kernel of a nut
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
Papylick
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From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading It was as musical and delicate as a fiddle heard playing from a great distance.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
Redy
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From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
Short-Legged
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From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A box hung at his side, and upon this box was inscribed the word "SOY."
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
Smaly
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From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Short-Legged Man had a voice so faint it was almost a whisper.
SOYnounUS /sɔɪ/
a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
From this reading A box hung at his side, and upon this box was inscribed the word "SOY."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
trimmedadjectiveUS /trɪmd/
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The Short-Legged Man had a voice so faint it was almost a whisper.
belonging to which person
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
wignounUS /wɪɡ/
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading At this moment a short-legged little man came up to them, upon whose wig was perched a little round hat trimmed with a single rose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Short-Legged Man with the musical voice: Smaly and Redy again declare they are travelling to find three little girls: Papylick puts Smaly and Redy in two boats made out of nutshells.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A box hung at his side, and upon this box was inscribed the word "SOY."
