used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
any thing at all
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
autobiographicaladjectiveUS /ˌɔːtəbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
Bambi
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From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
Bambi's
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From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
BENTONnounUS /ˈbentən/
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
COOKEnounUS /kʊk/
United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
couldn't
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From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
fantasynounUS /ˈfæntəsi/
imagination unrestricted by reality
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
flowerbeds
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From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
imaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
introspectionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈspekʃən/
the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
Jarvis
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From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
Jocelyn
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From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
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 The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
MARJORIE
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From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
mathematicaladjectiveUS /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl/
of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
not any; not one
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
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 She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
and nothing more
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
others
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From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
like better; value more highly
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
productnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkt/
commodities offered for sale
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
and nothing more
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
solelyadverbUS /ˈsoʊəli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
not in physical motion
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The point is that to write Bambi Miss Cooke had to put her real self in the midst of imagined people and subject her real self to imagined events.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading No matter if not a single event of Bambi’s life is autobiographical; no matter if her Father Professor with his mathematical flowerbeds never lived; still less if Jarvis Jocelyn is a pure fantasy.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
produce a literary work
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
a late time of life
From this reading The heroine of the most amusing novel by an American woman in many, many years couldn’t be solely the product of an imagination however fine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MARJORIE BENTON COOKE Of course Marjorie Benton Cooke is Bambi, or, if you prefer, Bambi is simply Marjorie Benton Cooke.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She couldn’t be anything but an imaginative introspection--by which we mean that Miss Cooke could only have created her by following the advice of O. Henry and others before him, to “look into your heart and write.”
