used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sweetness is a quality that covers a multitude of defects.
ALBERTnounUS /ˈælbərt/
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading ALBERT AND KATY.
(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 All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALBERT AND KATY.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
Charlton
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From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading Sweetness is a quality that covers a multitude of defects.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
defectsnounUS /ˈdiːfekts/
plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system
From this reading Sweetness is a quality that covers a multitude of defects.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
dictionarynounUS /ˈdɪkʃəneri/
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
divisible by two
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
every person
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sweetness is a quality that covers a multitude of defects.
KATY
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From this reading ALBERT AND KATY.
LandingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
Metropolisville
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From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
Minorkey
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From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading Sweetness is a quality that covers a multitude of defects.
not any; not one
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sweetness is a quality that covers a multitude of defects.
OwlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Sweetness is a quality that covers a multitude of defects.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
express a supposition
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
SweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading Sweetness is a quality that covers a multitude of defects.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
well-readadjective
well informed or deeply versed through reading
From this reading She was not well-read, like Miss Minorkey; she was not even very smart at her lessons: but she was sweet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All that day in which Albert Charlton had been riding from Red Owl Landing to Metropolisville, sweet Little Katy Charlton had been expecting him.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Everybody called her _sweet_, and I suppose there was no word in the dictionary that so perfectly described her.
