used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
adventuring
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From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading You see, in some ways animals are wiser than human beings.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You see, in some ways animals are wiser than human beings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading You see, in some ways animals are wiser than human beings.
dearly loved
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
couldn't
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From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
declaringverbUS /dɪˈklerɪŋ/
-ing form of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
DiningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
Dorothy
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with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
EmeraldnounUS /ˈemrəld/
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading You see, in some ways animals are wiser than human beings.
Illuso
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From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
and nothing more
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
fasten with a lock
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
MimicnounUS /ˈmɪmɪk/
someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
MonarchsnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrks/
plural of “monarch” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
attach to a support
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
Oz
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From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
RanounUS /rɑː/
an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, in some ways animals are wiser than human beings.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You see, in some ways animals are wiser than human beings.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You see, in some ways animals are wiser than human beings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
Toto
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From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
Toto's
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From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
Umb
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From this reading King Umb and Queen Ra were able to fool the Oz people just by _looking_ like Dorothy and the Wizard, but they couldn't deceive the keen senses of the little dog so easily.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Toto's animal instinct warned him that this was not his beloved mistress Dorothy nor his old friend the Wizard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading You see, in some ways animals are wiser than human beings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
which person or people
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading You see, in some ways animals are wiser than human beings.
WizardnounUS /ˈwɪzərd/
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
From this reading The Mimic Monarchs Lock Themselves In Back in the Emerald City a great deal had been happening while Dorothy and the Wizard were adventuring on Mount Illuso.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will recall that Toto had startled the Oz people by trotting into the Grand Dining Room and declaring that it was not Dorothy who sat at the head of the table.
