used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
Aladdin's
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From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We wished for a dinner and we got it.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
bare-looking
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From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
bedroomsnounUS /ˈbedruːmz/
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What?” demanded her friends.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading We wished for a dinner and we got it.”
Elinor
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From this reading “We haven’t got it yet,” said Elinor sceptically.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We wished for a dinner and we got it.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “What?” demanded her friends.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We wished for a dinner and we got it.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
haven't
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From this reading “We haven’t got it yet,” said Elinor sceptically.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What?” demanded her friends.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We wished for a dinner and we got it.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
and nothing more
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We haven’t got it yet,” said Elinor sceptically.
scepticallyadverb
with scepticism; in a sceptical manner
From this reading “We haven’t got it yet,” said Elinor sceptically.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
Takamini
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From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
a special situation
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
on a floor above
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?” demanded her friends.
at the time that
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” declared Nancy, when Takamini had shown them into two neat bare-looking bedrooms upstairs, “it’s really a very strange thing indeed.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “That our wish has come true, just as if we had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading We wished for a dinner and we got it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “We haven’t got it yet,” said Elinor sceptically.
