used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
anew
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
Angeles
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From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading They are good natured and jolly, and rarely get angry.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They play pranks on one another and have great fun.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
Fairy-land
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activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading They play pranks on one another and have great fun.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They are good natured and jolly, and rarely get angry.
Goblin-town
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They are good natured and jolly, and rarely get angry.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They play pranks on one another and have great fun.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They play pranks on one another and have great fun.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
joinsnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading They are good natured and jolly, and rarely get angry.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
Los
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From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
natured
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From this reading They are good natured and jolly, and rarely get angry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They play pranks on one another and have great fun.
on one occasion
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They play pranks on one another and have great fun.
and nothing more
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
participate in games or sport
From this reading They play pranks on one another and have great fun.
pranksnounUS /præŋks/
plural of “prank” — acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading They play pranks on one another and have great fun.
PrefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
PublishingnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
with speed
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading They are good natured and jolly, and rarely get angry.
recoversverbUS /rɪˈkʌvərz/
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
roguishadjective
playful in an appealingly bold way
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
Segnogram
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From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading But if one does get angry, he quickly recovers his good nature and joins again in the sport.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
precisely as stated
From this reading The people there are much like ourselves, only they are very, very small and roguish.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Los Angeles Segnogram Publishing Co. Preface Once upon a time I visited Fairy-land and spent a day in Goblin-town.
