used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But I see them; they are coming, still coming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I see them; they are coming, still coming.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “You have many children,” said the seer.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “But I see them; they are coming, still coming.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
Darnley
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From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
DOUGLASnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
gazer
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From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have many children,” said the seer.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have no children,” Mrs. Wiggin replied.
importedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtɪd/
used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
KATE
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From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “You have many children,” said the seer.
Meath
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From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I have no children,” Mrs. Wiggin replied.
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no children,” Mrs. Wiggin replied.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
on one occasion
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I have no children,” Mrs. Wiggin replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You have many children,” said the seer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “But I see them; they are coming, still coming.
seernounUS /siːr/
a person with unusual powers of foresight
From this reading “You have many children,” said the seer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
not in physical motion
From this reading “But I see them; they are coming, still coming.
confined on all sides
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “But I see them; they are coming, still coming.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But I see them; they are coming, still coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
WIGGIN
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From this reading KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Once Kate Douglas Wiggin, at a fair held in the grounds of Lord Darnley, in County Meath, Ireland, visited a crystal gazer “imported from Dublin for the occasion.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading O, so many little ones; they are clinging to you; you are surrounded by them,” the woman declared, her eyes on the ball.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have many children,” said the seer.
