used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
Alexander'snounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændərz/
possessive form of “alexander” — European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
Bethsaba
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From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
cannot
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From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
moving swiftly
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
handsomer
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From this reading Her kite, too, is much handsomer than his.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
HOW
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From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
and nothing more
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
kitenounUS /kaɪt/
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
kite-flying
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From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
manuscriptsnounUS /ˈmænjəskrɪpts/
plural of “manuscript” — the form of a literary work submitted for publication
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
joined in matrimony
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
movableadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvəbəl/
(of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Her kite, too, is much handsomer than his.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
not any; not one
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
pastedadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪstɪd/
affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
Pleskow
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From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
not used up
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
scrapsnounUS /skræps/
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
successive (without a break)
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
a special situation
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her kite, too, is much handsomer than his.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the form of a dragon, it has two large eyes, a mouth, nose, and movable ears; while Alexander's is just a commonplace thing, made out of old scraps of manuscripts pasted together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There is kite-flying in the park at Pleskow; Bethsaba is in high glee at her kite always flying straight up and remaining aloft, while Alexander's is always coming to grief.
which person or people
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading HOW TO ROB A MAN OF HIS WIFE It must be a poor toy that cannot amuse children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And there can be no greater children than a newly married couple who are deeply in love with each other.
