used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Teddy knew the voice well, and his heart gave a leap of pleasure.
appearingnounUS /əˈpɪrɪŋ/
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
the lower side of anything
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
terminate
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
Counterpanenoun
decorative cover for a bed
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh dear, dear, dear!
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Teddy knew the voice well, and his heart gave a leap of pleasure.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Teddy knew the voice well, and his heart gave a leap of pleasure.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
How
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From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
I'll
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From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
and nothing more
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Teddy knew the voice well, and his heart gave a leap of pleasure.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Teddy knew the voice well, and his heart gave a leap of pleasure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh dear, dear, dear!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Teddy knew the voice well, and his heart gave a leap of pleasure.
having a point
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading Teddy knew the voice well, and his heart gave a leap of pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t break, me little staff, or down I’ll go, head over heels to the bottom.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading How steep this hill is!” said a little voice just back of his knees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Teddy knew the voice well, and his heart gave a leap of pleasure.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading There was the pointed cap and the withered face of the Counterpane Fairy just appearing above the counterpane hill.
