used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
have
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He did not believe that what she said was true.
Bert
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From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
a young person of either sex
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not believe that what she said was true.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
opinion or judgment
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
fairy's
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From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
GARRETnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading --JOHN KEATS.
KEATSnounUS /kiːts/
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading --JOHN KEATS.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
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 IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
meadsnounUS /miːdz/
plural of “mead” — United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
Millie
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From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not believe that what she said was true.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
rootedadjectiveUS /ˈruːtəd/
absolutely still
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He did not believe that what she said was true.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not believe that what she said was true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading He did not believe that what she said was true.
precisely as stated
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not believe that what she said was true.
in or at the place that
From this reading Bert stood where he was, rooted in deep thought, watching the child as she ran away.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading IN THE GARRET "I met a lady in the meads, Full beautiful, a fairy's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light, And her eyes were wild."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Millie might very probably plot to escape, but she would never send him word to bear her company.
