used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
(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 “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Do you know any more?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
pleasing or delighting
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know any more?”
Dorion
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From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
Ethelda
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From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
the act of departing
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know any more?”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Do you know any more?”
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
by chance
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
RainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
express in words
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading “Most willingly,” replied Ethelda; “I know the wonderful story almost by heart, of course, but I never tire of it,” she added, looking tenderly at Prince Dorion the while.
Won't
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From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Won’t you tell us of how the Sun Princess happened to come to this world?” interrupted a dainty little Moon maiden; “I really have never heard it exactly, and as we are going to visit her, perhaps Princess Ethelda will let us all hear about it?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” replied the guide, smiling, “a good many more, but what would you like to hear about?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOW THE SUN PRINCESS CAME TO THE EARTH “Oh, how charming the Rainbow Sisters must be!” said Ethelda, “and how I love to hear you tell these wonderful stories of the Earth!
