used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
bachelornounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
ChamberlainnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərlən/
British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
Dragonette
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From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
DragonsnounUS /ˈdræɡənz/
plural of “dragon” — a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
Farran
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From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great were the rejoicings on the occasion.
GriffithnounUS /ˈɡrɪfəθ/
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
JELLY-FISH
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From this reading THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
and nothing more
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Great were the rejoicings on the occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Great were the rejoicings on the occasion.
on one occasion
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
rejoicings
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From this reading Great were the rejoicings on the occasion.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
soothnoun
truth or reality
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
up to a particular time
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
precisely as stated
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Told in English by B. H. Chamberlain Griffith Farran & Co., London & Sydney, N.S.W. THE SILLY JELLY-FISH.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Great were the rejoicings on the occasion.
which person or people
From this reading Once upon a time the King of the Dragons, who had till then lived as a bachelor, took it into his head to get married.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
a late time of life
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading His bride was a young Dragonette just sixteen years old,--lovely enough, in very sooth, to become the wife of a King.
