used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading All day long she sat looking at this castle, and her eyes could see nothing else for admiration of it.
(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 should have been the happiest goose girl in all the world, but she was not.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
for the reason that
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She should have been the happiest goose girl in all the world, but she was not.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She should have been the happiest goose girl in all the world, but she was not.
buttercupsnounUS /ˈbʌtərkʌps/
plural of “buttercup” — any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All day long she sat looking at this castle, and her eyes could see nothing else for admiration of it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
else
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From this reading All day long she sat looking at this castle, and her eyes could see nothing else for admiration of it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
opinion or judgment
From this reading All day long she sat looking at this castle, and her eyes could see nothing else for admiration of it.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
forget-me-nots
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From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
GANDERnounUS /ˈɡændər/
mature male goose
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
geesenounUS /ɡiːs/
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
a young female
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
GOOSEnounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
happiestadjectiveUS /ˈhæpiəst/
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She should have been the happiest goose girl in all the world, but she was not.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She should have been the happiest goose girl in all the world, but she was not.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
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 All day long she sat looking at this castle, and her eyes could see nothing else for admiration of it.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading All day long she sat looking at this castle, and her eyes could see nothing else for admiration of it.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
take in marriage
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She should have been the happiest goose girl in all the world, but she was not.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading All day long she sat looking at this castle, and her eyes could see nothing else for admiration of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
on one occasion
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All day long she sat looking at this castle, and her eyes could see nothing else for admiration of it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All day long she sat looking at this castle, and her eyes could see nothing else for admiration of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She should have been the happiest goose girl in all the world, but she was not.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She should have been the happiest goose girl in all the world, but she was not.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
tendverbUS /tend/
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
the upper part of anything
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
uncommonlyadverbUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːmənli/
exceptionally
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
which person or people
From this reading THE GOOSE GIRL AND THE BLUE GANDER Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green meadow.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading She thought not of the beautiful meadow nor of her geese that were a pleasure to tend, for they were so wise and always did her bidding; but instead this goose girl wept every day because she longed to marry a certain lord who lived in a gray stone castle at the top of a high hill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She should have been the happiest goose girl in all the world, but she was not.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and yellow buttercups, and the sun shone down on it; her geese were fine blue geese and uncommonly knowing.
