used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
(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 When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading They asked her how she came there and what she wanted.
for the reason that
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
propose a payment
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
crooknounUS /krʊk/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
exceededverbUS /ɪkˈsiːdəd/
past form of “exceed” — be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
set up or found
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
how
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From this reading They asked her how she came there and what she wanted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
latchverbUS /lætʃ/
fasten with a latch
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And a little toad came forward and let her in.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
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 Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
and nothing more
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
approval to do something
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
be seated
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
express in speech
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They asked her how she came there and what she wanted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
toadnounUS /toʊd/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They asked her how she came there and what she wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
accept gladly
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They asked her how she came there and what she wanted.
at the time that
From this reading When she entered they all bid her welcome, and made her sit down.
which person or people
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ’Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.’
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then she told everything that had happened to her, and how, because she had exceeded her permission only to speak three words, the stove had disappeared with the Prince; and how she had searched a very long time, and must wander over mountain and valley till she found him.
