used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
(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 |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I. The New Book.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
a youthful male person
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
CautionaryadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəneri/
warding off
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COWSLIPnounUS /ˈkaʊslɪp/
early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
From this reading THE COWSLIP.
dearly loved
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
a young female
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
he's
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From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. The New Book.
I'll
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From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
I'm
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From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I. The New Book.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COWSLIP.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
literature in metrical form
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |A neat little Book, full of pictures was bought For a good little girl that was glad to be taught; She read all the tales, and then said to her mother, I'll lend this new book to my dear little brother.
won't
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From this reading He shall look at the pictures and find O and I, I'm sure he won't tear it he's such a good boy.
