Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

in the past

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

the act of creating written works

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

for the reason that

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading In a like manner have I furnished its board of trustees.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

a young person of either sex

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

dearly loved

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

having the place or position changed

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

have an existence, be extant

From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

the basis on which something is grounded

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading In a like manner have I furnished its board of trustees.

in addition

From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

not causing or capable of causing harm

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In a like manner have I furnished its board of trustees.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In a like manner have I furnished its board of trustees.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In a like manner have I furnished its board of trustees.

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From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

on one occasion

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading Furthermore, please do not search about for Saint Margaret's; it does not exist.

without shame

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

move stealthily

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

carry out

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

plural of “trustee” — a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

From this reading In a like manner have I furnished its board of trustees.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

precisely as stated

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I shamelessly confess to the building of it myself, using my right of authorship to bring a stone from this place, and a cornice from that, to cap the foundation I discovered long ago--when I was a child.

at the time that

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

in or to any place at all

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You will find them quite harmless and friendly--and very eager to become acquainted.

inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The Little Mother this book in memory of the Primrose Ring she wove for me once on a time DEAR PEOPLE,--Whoever you are and wherever you may be when you take up this book--I beg of you not to feel disturbed because I have let Fancy and a faery or two slip in between the covers.