used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I shall be dumb as a fish."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading "I shall be dumb as a fish."
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "I shall be dumb as a fish."
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Lord preserve us!" said the wind and laughed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Lord preserve us!" said the wind and laughed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
others
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From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading "Lord preserve us!" said the wind and laughed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
seedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be dumb as a fish."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
shuttersnounUS /ˈʃʌtərz/
plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
express in words
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
a special situation
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But you must be sure not to tell the others, or they might think of doing the same thing."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lord preserve us!" said the wind and laughed.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Lord preserve us!" said the wind and laughed.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "I have opened some shutters in my head and I should like to have my seeds sent a good distance out into the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, I only wanted to ask you to shake me a little!" said the flower.
