used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
(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 THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
couldn't
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From this reading “Not my dolly’s, I guess―she couldn’t hold three.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Why, how? oh, Magic and Mystery!” cried Mary Frances eagerly.
dollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
dolly'snounUS /ˈdɑːliz/
possessive form of “dolly” — conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Why, how? oh, Magic and Mystery!” cried Mary Frances eagerly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Not my dolly’s, I guess―she couldn’t hold three.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Not my dolly’s, I guess―she couldn’t hold three.”
how
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From this reading “Why, how? oh, Magic and Mystery!” cried Mary Frances eagerly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not my dolly’s, I guess―she couldn’t hold three.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
KITTENSnounUS /ˈkɪtənz/
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
a unit of instruction
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “Why, how? oh, Magic and Mystery!” cried Mary Frances eagerly.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Not my dolly’s, I guess―she couldn’t hold three.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Why, how? oh, Magic and Mystery!” cried Mary Frances eagerly.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not my dolly’s, I guess―she couldn’t hold three.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Why, how? oh, Magic and Mystery!” cried Mary Frances eagerly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
riddleverbUS /ˈrɪdəl/
pierce with many holes
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Three in a row on a dolly’s lap?” said Mary Frances.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
SewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Not my dolly’s, I guess―she couldn’t hold three.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
tatverbUS /tæt/
make lacework by knotting or looping
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
TitnounUS /tɪt/
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
toenounUS /toʊ/
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
at the time that
From this reading THREE LITTLE KITTENS “THREE little kittens sitting in a row, All on a dolly’s lap, Tit, tat, toe!” sang Sewing Bird when Mary Frances came for the next lesson.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, how? oh, Magic and Mystery!” cried Mary Frances eagerly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then sang Sewing Bird: “Come riddle me this, Come riddle me that,― Your dolly can hold A cat, and a cat, and a cat!”
