used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
(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 And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading So she decided, like the weather, that it was not grown-up to cry, and she dried her eyes.
dearly loved
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
recognizable; marked
From this reading So she decided, like the weather, that it was not grown-up to cry, and she dried her eyes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
dissatisfiedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsætəsfaɪd/
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading So she decided, like the weather, that it was not grown-up to cry, and she dried her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading So she decided, like the weather, that it was not grown-up to cry, and she dried her eyes.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
a young female
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
godmothernounUS /ˈɡɑːdmʌðər/
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
grown-up
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From this reading So she decided, like the weather, that it was not grown-up to cry, and she dried her eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
he'd
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From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
Norah
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From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So she decided, like the weather, that it was not grown-up to cry, and she dried her eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
paint-box
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From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
pluckyadjectiveUS /ˈplʌki/
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
scrapeverbUS /skreɪp/
scratch repeatedly
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she decided, like the weather, that it was not grown-up to cry, and she dried her eyes.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
teaseverbUS /tiːz/
annoy persistently
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And, moreover, she had a sort of feeling that it all served her right for being silly, and dissatisfied, and too selfish to lend her paint-box.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading So she decided, like the weather, that it was not grown-up to cry, and she dried her eyes.
Wilfrid
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From this reading Wilfrid certainly was a tease, but he was really a dear good brother, and always lent her his things, and did his best to champion her and get her out of a scrape.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading THE LITTLE FLOWER GIRL But Norah was a plucky little girl, and at times a wise little girl.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still, she felt she would like to pay him out, all the same--he'd had such a lovely time being fairy godmother!
