used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
anewadverbUS /əˈnuː/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
any thing at all
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
faerynoun
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
a young female
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
come to pass
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
Kedzie
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From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
the act of departing
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
LithuanianounUS /ˌlɪθəˈweɪniə/
a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
Martha
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From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
MissourinounUS /məˈzʊri/
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
Nimrim
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From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
on one occasion
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
Skovronsky
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From this reading There was once a Catholic peasant of Lithuania who died of the plague, leaving a baby named Martha Skovronsky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
Thropp
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under this canopy a duke and duchess had lain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At her side was the Man Who Had Always Had Everything.
which person or people
From this reading So there lay Kedzie Thropp of Nimrim, Missouri, the Girl Who Had Never Had Anything.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
but in spite of that
From this reading There was an element of faery in it; yet far stranger things have happened and will happen anew.
