anew
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
(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 How nobody knew, and I least of all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How nobody knew, and I least of all.
aroused or activated
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
Belle's
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From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
a young person of either sex
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
Diemen's
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From this reading Van Diemen's Land I learned to read that winter.
fablenounUS /ˈfeɪbəl/
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
How
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From this reading How nobody knew, and I least of all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Van Diemen's Land I learned to read that winter.
ignoramusnounUS /ˌɪɡnərˈeɪməs/
an ignorant person
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How nobody knew, and I least of all.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Van Diemen's Land I learned to read that winter.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Van Diemen's Land I learned to read that winter.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading How nobody knew, and I least of all.
the literary culture
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
Munchausen's
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From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
mystifiedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstəfaɪd/
totally perplexed and mixed up
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
no person; not anyone
From this reading How nobody knew, and I least of all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How nobody knew, and I least of all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
pumpingverbUS /ˈpʌmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “pump” — operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
puzzleverbUS /ˈpʌzəl/
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Van Diemen's Land I learned to read that winter.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Van Diemen's Land I learned to read that winter.
thawedadjectiveUS /θɔːd/
no longer frozen solid
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Van Diemen's Land I learned to read that winter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Van Diemen's Land I learned to read that winter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cousin Molly Belle's solution of the puzzle submitted to her by my mystified mother was characteristic:-- "It is the fable of Munchausen's frozen horn over again.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Van Diemen's Land I learned to read that winter.
a late time of life
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
but in spite of that
From this reading Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All the learning you have been pumping into the poor child for two years has thawed out.
