Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

matters of personal concern

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

possessing life

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!

(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 Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

any person at all

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

for the reason that

From this reading I'm a little surprised, because I thought math would kill me.

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From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

a native or inhabitant of Great Britain

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

From this reading "THE VILLA CAMELLIA.

a special loved one

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading In her first letter home she summed up the results of a week's experience.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

plural of “godmother” — any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading In her first letter home she summed up the results of a week's experience.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!

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From this reading I'm a little surprised, because I thought math would kill me.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In her first letter home she summed up the results of a week's experience.

plural of “inclination” — an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading I'm a little surprised, because I thought math would kill me.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading In her first letter home she summed up the results of a week's experience.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

carefree and happy and lighthearted

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

small in range or scope

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

From this reading I'm a little surprised, because I thought math would kill me.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I'm a little surprised, because I thought math would kill me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

above and across; more than

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading In her first letter home she summed up the results of a week's experience.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

not in physical motion

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!

inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of

From this reading In her first letter home she summed up the results of a week's experience.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading I'm a little surprised, because I thought math would kill me.

plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

express in words

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I'm a little surprised, because I thought math would kill me.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading In her first letter home she summed up the results of a week's experience.

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading "THE VILLA CAMELLIA.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading In her first letter home she summed up the results of a week's experience.

at the time that

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

From this reading Fairy Godmothers, Limited Irene Beverley, when she first left the shores of her native land, was a particularly light-hearted, jolly little Britisher, not at all bookish, and not accustomed to worry her head over any of the deep affairs of life, but ready to have a royal time with anybody of similar tastes and inclinations.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I'm a little surprised, because I thought math would kill me.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "MUMMIE DARLING, "This is to tell you I am still alive!