used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
(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 She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
any thing at all
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
apple-tree
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From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
for the reason that
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
can't
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From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
ChimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — 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 Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
circlingverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
give a description of
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
dewdrops
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From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
dragon-fly
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From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
FairiesnounUS /ˈferiz/
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
FlutenounUS /fluːt/
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
coins made of gold
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
I've
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From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
isn't
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From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
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 Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
Let's
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From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
with speed
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
RainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
cut with a saw
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
She's
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From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
and nothing more
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
with low volume
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
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
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
tiniestadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪniəst/
superlative of “tiny” — very small
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
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 I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
precisely as stated
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She's sitting on a dragon-fly All shining green and gold; The dragon-fly goes circling round A little way above the ground-- She isn't taking hold.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her, I never, never knew That anything could be so sweet; She has the tiniest hands and feet, Her wings are very blue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fairies and Chimneys The Fairy Flute The Rainbow Cat, and Other Stories I've seen her, I've seen her Beneath an apple-tree; The minute that I saw her there With stars and dewdrops in her hair I knew it must be she.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She holds her little head like _this_ Because she is a queen; (I can't describe it all in words) She's throwing kisses to the birds And laughing in between.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've seen her, I've seen her-- I simply ran and ran; Put down your sewing quickly, please, Let's hurry to the orchard trees As softly as we can.
