used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I will tell you about some of them.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
breakfastsnounUS /ˈbrekfəsts/
plural of “breakfast” — the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
rid of obstructions
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
dinnersnounUS /ˈdɪnərz/
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will tell you about some of them.
and nothing more
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
KatnounUS /kæt/
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will tell you about some of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
playsnounUS /pleɪz/
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I will tell you about some of them.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
suppersnounUS /ˈsʌpərz/
plural of “supper” — a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
express in words
From this reading I will tell you about some of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I will tell you about some of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
touchesnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
Vedder
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From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
precisely as stated
From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
Vrouw
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From this reading One summer morning, very early, Vrouw Vedder opened the door of her little Dutch kitchen and stepped out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was very blue; and the great, round, shining face of the sun was just peering over the tops of the trees, as she looked out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
in or at the place that
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great many happy days while they were growing up to their names.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will tell you about some of them.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She looked across the road which ran by the house, across the canal on the other side, across the level green fields that lay beyond, clear to the blue rim of the world, where the sky touches the earth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will tell you about some of them.
