used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
beretnounUS /ˈberət/
a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a little wrinkle between her curved black brows.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There was a little wrinkle between her curved black brows.
blondadjectiveUS /blɑːnd/
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading There was a little wrinkle between her curved black brows.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
a young person of either sex
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
curlsnounUS /kɜːrlz/
plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
curvedadjectiveUS /kɜːrvd/
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading There was a little wrinkle between her curved black brows.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
dark-hairedadjective
having hair of a dark color
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
dockedverbUS /dɑːkt/
past form of “dock” — come into dock
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
fairylike
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From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
a young female
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
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 At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
hazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
jauntilyadverbUS /ˈdʒɔːntəli/
in a jaunty fashionable manner
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
LouisvillenounUS /ˈluːivɪl/
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
officer'snounUS /ˈɔːfɪsərz/
possessive form of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
precisely, exactly
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
scarfnounUS /skɑːrf/
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a little wrinkle between her curved black brows.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Three little girls sat in a row on the top step of a beautiful home in Louisville.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Beside her, busily knitting on a long red scarf, sat a sparkling little girl whose hazel eyes danced under a fringe of blond curls.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her dark eyes were round and thoughtful as she gazed into space.
belonging to which person
From this reading At the right was a dark-haired, fairylike child on whose docked hair a velvet beret, or French officer's cap, sat jauntily.
wrinkleverbUS /ˈrɪŋkəl/
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
From this reading There was a little wrinkle between her curved black brows.
